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	NX-2500	NX-3500	NX-5500	NX-7500	NX-8500
Advanced 64-bit architecture suited for:	Branch Office	Regional Hub/ Small Data Center	Medium to Large Office	Large Data Center	Large Data Center
WAN Capacity (maximum)	2 Mbps	10 Mbps	50 Mbps	800 Mbps	800 Mbps
WAN Capacity (all features)	2 Mbps	10 Mbps	50 Mbps	155 Mbps	500 Mbps
Certified Connections	64,000	64,000	64,000	128,000	256,000
Local Data Store	1x250GB	2x250GB w/RAID	8x250GB w/RAID	8x250GB w/RAID	14x500GB w/RAID
Power Supplies	Single	2x Redundant	3x Redundant	3x Redundant	3x Redundant
AES Disk Encryption	Hardware	Hardware	Hardware	Hardware	Hardware
IPSec Traffic Encryption	Hardware	Hardware	Hardware	Hardware	Hardware
RAM	HW Error Correction	HW Error Correction	HW Error Correction	HW Error Correction	HW Error Correction
Ethernet Ports	4x 10/100/1000	4x 10/100/1000	4x 10/100/1000	4x 10/100/1000	4x 10/100/1000
In-line Deployment	Fail-to-wire	Fail-to-wire	Fail-to-wire	Fail-to-wire	Fail-to-wire
Out-of-path Deployment	PBR, VRRP, WCCP	PBR, VRRP, WCCP	PBR, VRRP, WCCP	PBR, VRRP, WCCP	PBR, VRRP, WCCP
Redundant Deployment	VRRP or WCCP 1:1, N+1	VRRP or WCCP 1:1, N+1	VRRP or WCCP 1:1, N+1	VRRP or WCCP 1:1, N+1	VRRP or WCCP 1:1, N+1
Form Factor	1 RU	2 RU	3 RU	3 RU	3 RU