Technical Tip: Network Processors (NP)/Hardware Acceleration Processors
Description
This article describes an overview of the different ASIC processors used for hardware acceleration on different FortiGates.
This list will be updated.
Scope
FortiGate.
Solution
| SoC2 (NP4Lite) | SoC3 (NP6Lite) | SoC4 (NP6XLite) | SP5 (NP7Lite, SoC5) | NP6 | NP7 |
| FortiGate Rugged-60D | FortiGate/FortiWiFi 60E | FortiGate/FortiWiFi 30G FortiGate/FortiWiFi 40F FortiGate Rugged-60F-3G/4G FortiGate Rugged-70F FortiGate Rugged-70F-3G/4G FortiGate 80/81F | FortiGate/FortiWifi 50G FortiGate 90/91G FortiGate 120/121G FortiGate 200/201G | FortiGate 300/301E FortiGate 600D | FortiGate 400/401F FortiGate 600/601F FortiGate 900/901G FortiGate 1000/1001F FortiGate 1800/1801F FortiGate 2600/2601F FortiGate 3000/3001F FortiGate 3200/3201F FortiGate 3500/3501F FortiGate 3700/3701F FortiGate 4800/4801F |
To find which network processor (NP) is used on a FortiGate, the following command will be used to verify (if an error is returned, the corresponding NP type is not available in that unit):
Network Card chipset: FortiASIC NP6 Adapter (rev.).
NP hardware acceleration alters packet flow
NP7 session fast path requirements
Network processors (NP7, NP6, NP6XLite, NP6Lite, and NP4)
Determining the network processors installed in your fortigate