Does column "PA-7000-100G-NPC-A" mean that it also performs "DPC" firewalling tasks or does it only perform network tasks such as routing and...?

[benafra]

In the picture that I have put of the 7000 firewall
Does column "PA-7000-100G-NPC-A" mean that it also performs "DPC" firewalling tasks or does it only perform network tasks such as routing and...?

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	PA-7000-100GNPC-A	PA-7000-       DPC-A	PA-7050*	PA-7080*
Firewall throughput (appmix)†	51.5 Gbps	68.6 Gbps	343 Gbps	590 Gbps

[reaper]

The NPC performs all the same tasks as the DPC but in addition the NPC has network processing capabilities (and interfaces)

You can add a DPC if you need more L7 inspection but don't need more interfaces/network capacity