Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Deployment Manual

Guide Document ID: 113695 Contents Introduction Prerequisites Requirements Components Used Conventions Product Overview Product Specifications Features not Currently Supported on the 8500 Controller Platform Look and Feel of the Cisco 8500 Controller Highlighted Features in the Cisco 8500 Controller Scalability Local Mode Support High Availability � ...

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command. Conventions Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document convent ...

up to 500 and 1000 APs respectively, and 7000 and 15,000 wireless clients respectively. The explosion of mobile clients in enterprise empowered by bring your own device (BYOD), the deployment of wireless in mission−critical applications, and the adoption of Wi−Fi in service provider networks enabling new business models require wireless networks to ...

Central site Controller for large number of distributed, controller−less branches Enterprise Campus and full service branch Enterprise Campus Operational Modes Local mode, FlexConnect, Mesh FlexConnect only Local mode, FlexConnect, Mesh Local mode, FlexConnect, Mesh Maximum Scale 6000 APs 64,000 clients 6000 APs 64,000 clients 500 APs 7000 clients 1000 APs 15,000 clients AP Count R ...

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These features are not currently supported on the 8500 Controller platform: • Local Authentication (where the Controller acts as the authentication server) • Internal DHCP server • Wired Guest TrustSec SXP • Look and Feel of the Cisco 8500 Controller The Cisco 8500 Controller enables console redirect by default with baud rate 9600 simulating a VT100 terminal with no flow control. The ...

Scalability The Cisco 8500 Series WLC provides Service−Provider−class scalability in a small 1RU form factor. It allows Service Providers to consolidate multiple controllers and reduce operational costs with a single point of control and management for up to 64,000 clients distributed over 4096 VLANs and 6000 APs. Local Mode Support The Cisco 8500 Controller platform supports Local mode, Bridge mode, an ...

Release 7.3 also introduces a new �Right to Use� (RTU) licensing model to the Cisco Flex 7500 and Cisco 8500 Series Controllers. This is an Honor−based licensing scheme that allows AP licenses to be enabled on supported controllers with End User License Agreement (EULA) acceptance The RTU license scheme simplifies addition, deletion, or the transfer of AP adder licenses in the field by eliminating the need for an additional step, ...

• Local Mobility Anchor (LMA) • Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) • Mobile Node (MN) Cellular Networks (CN) • The LMA is the central core element of the PMIPv6 architecture. It is the point for assigning and advertising the MN IP addresses. The LMA establishes a bi−directional tunnel to the controller, (running release 7.3 or later) and functions as a PMIPv6 MAG. The MAG (that is, controller) i ...

• Bridge mode AP (Root AP only) FlexConnect; both Central Switch and Local Switching mode • Note: The Passpoint features are available in software release 7.3 for all controller platforms and CAPWAP APs which are capable of running the 7.2 release (except the Office Extend AP600). For more information on configuring these features, refer to the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide, Release 7.3. These images display variou ...

In order to Address Service Provider�s scalability requirements, the 7.3 software release extends the number of supported VLANs to 4096. This enables location−based service per Interface/VLAN as the number of maximum interfaces has also been increased from 512 to 4096 (4095 + management interface) and associated VLANs. Note: The 4k VLAN is supported only on the 8500 and Flex7500 Controllers. Dual−redundant DC Power I ...

These other important Service Provider oriented features were introduced in the Cisco WLCs with the 7.3 code: • Central DHCP for FlexConnect local switching • VLAN Tagging on CAPWAP management (no CAPWAP restriction to native VLAN) • RADIUS Accounting Enhancements • MAC Authentication Failover to 802.1x Authentication • FlexConnect with 802.11u/hotspot for Mobile Network offload • Standards bas ...

5500 Series Controllers, but with these restrictions: If all APs on the 8500 Controller are configured in Local mode, Multicast−Multicast will be the default mode and all features are supported (for example, VideoStream). This scenario is identical to a 5500 Controller. 1. If the APs are configured as a mix of Local mode and FlexConne ...

Inter−Platform Mobility In most networks, support for heterogeneous Wireless Controllers in a mobility group is usually required. These can be instances of upgrade, migration, or backup with such a heterogeneous configuration. In these cases, the number of supported Fast Secure Roaming (FSR) clients should be considered in the network design. For ...

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