The increasing numbers of small and medium-sized businesses into the Internet marketplace has expanded the demands of the firewall market. More organizations today demand powerful firewall features affordably priced for global VPN implementations, for distribution to regional branches, or for small to medium-sized businesses looking for security on a budget. The PIX 515 is designed to answer this need.The PIX 515-R with the Restricted software license is the entry-level Cisco solution for those organizations looking to deploy high-performance security with basic firewall functionality. It provides enough power for over 50, 000 concurrent connections and up to 170 Mbps of throughput.