Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller Deployment
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 AP Stateful Switchover
New Licensing Model
Seamless IP Mobility For Packet Core Integration with the WLC as a PMIPv6 MAG
WiFi Passpoint 1.0 (or HotSpot 2.0)
4k VLAN Support at the Controller
Dual−redundant DC Power
Other Important Service Provider Oriented Features
Design Considerations
Multicast
Inter−Platform Mobility
Local EAP Authentication
Link Aggregation (LAG)
Related Information
Introduction
This document introduces the Cisco 8500 Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), and provides general guidelines
for its deployment. The purpose of this document is to:
Provide an overview of the Cisco 8500 WLC, and its deployment within the Cisco Unified
Architecture.
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Highlight key Service Provider features
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Provide design recommendations and considerations specific to the Cisco 8500 Controller.
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Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
