Cisco ASA 5500-X Series 6-port Gigabit Ethernet Interface Cards extend the I/O profile of the ASA 5525-X through ASA 5555-X by providing additional GE ports. The cards provide the following benefits: • Better segmentation of network traffic (into separate security zones) • Fiber optic cable connectivity for long distance communication • Load sharing of traffic as well as protection against link failure by using Ether Channel • Support for Jumbo Ethernet frames of up to 9000 bytes • Protects the most demanding Active/ Active & full mesh firewall deployments against cable failure