The NSA 5640 is a 1U network security appliance designed for advanced unified threat management (UTM) solutions with multi-gigabit throughput. It features Freescale's QorIQ T4240 24 virtual-core communications processor integrated with data path acceleration architecture (DPAA) packet handling infrastructure. Combining up to 6GB of DDR3 memory, high-speed networking and interconnect interfaces, the NSA 5640 bolsters network security and network responsiveness in the face of high volume network traffic and the escalating cyber threats.