A service provider has acquired a pair of PA-7080s for its data center to secure...

For a service provider dealing with a large volume of concurrent sessions, specifically an average of 6,000,000 concurrent sessions, the recommended Network Processing Card (NPC) in the Bill of Materials for PA-7080s is the PA-7000-40G-NPC. This card is designed to handle high throughput and a large number of concurrent sessions, making it suitable for the high demands of a data center environment where traffic is primarily generated by smart devices.

References:

Palo Alto Networks PA-7000 Series Datasheet

Palo Alto Networks NPC Selection Guide