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The Cisco® 5760 Wireless Controller (Figure 1) is an industry-leading platform designed for 802.11ac networks with maximum performance and services at scale, combined with high availability for mission-critical wireless networks. Through the Unified Access Data Plane (UADP) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), it delivers wire-speed performance with services such as advanced quality of service (QoS), flexible NetFlow v9, and downloadable ACLs. Delivering on the One Network component of the Unified Access vision, the Cisco 5760 offers:
• Wire-speed 60-Gbps throughput with services
• Up to 1000 access points per controller and 72,000 access points in a cluster
• Up to 12,000 clients per controller and 864,000 clients in a cluster
• Network traffic visibility through flexible NetFlow v9
• RF visibility and protection
• Access Point Stateful Switchover(AP SSO)
• Application Visibility with AVC
• Service Discovery Gateway
Figure 1. Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controller
Features
The 5760 Wireless Controller can operate in both converged access mode and centralized mode. Converged access mode provides a hierarchical network design that distributes the wireless data plane at the access layer on Cisco Catalyst® switches for maximum performance and scale. Converged access mode provides maximum resiliency by constraining outages to smaller failure domains. Additionally, converged access mode delivers high availability with access point stateful failover (access point SSO), making sure SSIDs are highly available and have minimal effect on wireless clients. (See Tables 1 and 2)
Table 1. Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controller Features
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Scalability |
• Supports up to 1000 access points and 12,000 wireless clients for business-critical wireless services.
• Unparalleled scalable wireless solution including multiple controllers can support up to 72,000 access points and 864,000 wireless clients.
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High performance |
• Optimized for 802.11ac standard.
• 6 10G SFP+ uplinks.
• Hardware processing to provide up to 60 Gbps throughput with services such as downloadable ACL, granular QoS queues, fairness algorithm, NetFlow v9 processing, and so on.
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High resiliency |
• Converged access deployment mode provides hierarchical network design that constraints outages to smaller failure domains, thereby providing higher resiliency. Wireless clients will recover quickly from switch failures within the Cisco 3850 or 3650 Series switch stack automatically through stateful failover (access point SSO).
• Cisco 5760 in centralized deployment mode (also known as local mode) supports 1+1 and N+1 resiliency.
• Multiple link aggregation (LAG) support to protect against link failures while maintaining the optimal network connectivity.
• 5760 also supports stateful switchover to the standby 5760 controller using the StackWise technology
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Service Discovery Gateway |
• Enables Apple Bonjour® services to be advertised and utilized in a separate Layer 2 network. Supports mDNS and DNS-SD standards for full interoperability.
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Application Visibility |
• Supports Cisco Application Visibility and Control(AVC), the technology that includes the Network-Based Application Recognition 2 (NBAR-2) engine, Cisco's deep packet inspection (DPI) capability
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Controller based on Cisco IOS Software |
• Proven and security hardened Cisco IOS® Software operating system.
• Well known Cisco IOS Software CLI allows customers to use existing management tools for operations.
• Cisco's rich NetFlow ecosystem enables customers to use reporting, monitoring, traffic analysis, and troubleshooting tools for wireless network.
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ClientLink 2.0 |
• Cisco ClientLink 2.0 technology to improve downlink performance to all mobile devices, including one-, two, and three-spatial-stream devices on 802.11n while improving battery life on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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CleanAir |
• Cisco CleanAir technology, which provides proactive, high-speed spectrum intelligence to combat performance problems due to wireless interference.
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RF management |
• Provides both real-time and historical information about RF interference affecting network performance across controllers using systemwide Cisco CleanAir technology integration.
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Comprehensive end-to-end security |
• Offers Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP)-compliant DTLS encryption to make sure of encryption between access points and controllers or between controllers.
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High-performance video |
• Optimized video delivery using single stream for both wired and wireless clients.
• Supports Cisco VideoStream technology to optimize the delivery of business-critical multicast video applications across the WLAN.
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End-to-end voice |
• Supports unified communications for improved collaboration through messaging, presence, and conferencing.
• Supports all Cisco Unified Communications Wireless IP Phones for cost-effective, real-time voice services.
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Advanced QoS |
• Consistent configuration CLI for both wired and wireless QoS through modular QoS CLI (MQC).
• Granular QoS policies per access point, SSID, radio, and client.
• Fair bandwidth allocation across wireless clients on an access point.
• Uses Cisco's proven Cisco IOS Software and ASIC technology to provide line-rate performance.
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Advanced ACL |
• Simplifies and centralizes security policies through downloadable ACLs.
• ACLs are processed in hardware to provide line-rate performance.
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Flexible NetFlow v9 |
• Networkwide visibility with flexible NetFlow for wireless clients.
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Environmentally responsible |
• Organizations may choose to turn off access point radios to reduce power consumption during off-peak hours.
• Integrated wireless LAN controller avoids the deployment of additional device in the network.
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Mobility and security |
• Secure, reliable wireless connectivity and consistent end-user experience.
• Increased network availability through proactive blocking of known threats.
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IPv6 |
• Supports IPv6 addressing on interfaces with appropriate show commands for monitoring and troubleshooting.
• IPv6 ACLs are processed in hardware to provide line-rate performance.
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Table 2. Product Specifications for Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers
Table 3 lists the ordering information for Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers.
Table 3. Ordering Information for Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers
Additive Capacity Upgrade Licenses
The simplified right-to-use (RTU) licensing model allows customers to buy only the required number of access point capacity licenses and then add the licenses through a simple CLI on the controller.
Tables 4 and 5 list additive capacity upgrade licenses for the Cisco 5700 Series.
Table 4. Ordering Information for Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers Additive Capacity Licenses (E-Delivery)
Table 5. Ordering Information for Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers Additive Capacity Licenses (Paper)
The additive capacity licenses allow for the increase in access point capacity supported by the controller up to a maximum of 1000 access points. As an example, if a controller was initially ordered with the 250 access point support, that capacity could be later increased to up to 1000 access points by purchasing a 750 access point additive capacity license (750 * "LIC-CT5760-1A" or "L-LIC-CT5760-1A"). The single access point adder license SKU for the 5700 Series Wireless Controller allows customers the flexibility to purchase the exact number of licenses at a time. (See Tables 6 and 7)
Table 6. Accessories for Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers
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PWR-C1-350WAC/2 |
350WAC Redundant Power Supply Bay 2 |
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AIR-CT5700-CCBL |
5700 Series Wireless Controller Console cable |
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AIR-CT5760-RK-MNT |
5760 Wireless Controller Rack mount kit |
Table 7. Power Cords for Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers
Table 8. Stacking cables for the Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers
DTLS Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controllers
Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) is required to encrypt the data plane traffic. If a customer chooses the software option "SW5760K9-xxxx" (for example, SW5760K9-32SE), DTLS data encryption is enabled by default. Customers planning to install this device physically in Russia must order the controller with DTLS disabled by choosing the DTLS disabled software version (for example, SW5760LPE-K9-32SE). Consult your local government regulations to make sure that data DTLS encryption is permitted.
Service and Support
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To learn more about Cisco wireless LAN service offers, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/wirelesslanservices.
Summary
The Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controller is designed for 802.11ac networks, delivering wire-speed performance with services through hardware (ASIC) processing while offering maximum scalability and high resiliency for enterprise wireless deployments. The hierarchical wireless network design through the new converged access mode of deployment offers unparalleled scalability and future-proofs Wi-Fi networks.
The Cisco 5700 Series Wireless Controller is a controller based on Cisco IOS Software that enables customers to use the rich and proven features of Cisco IOS Software and its ecosystems. The Cisco IOS Software CLI allows customers to continue to use their existing tools to manage the wireless network. Cisco IOS Software makes sure of maximum security and stability.
All of these benefits are provided while maintaining Cisco's wireless innovations such as CleanAir, ClientLink 2.0, and VideoStream.
For More Information
For more information about Cisco wireless controllers, contact your local account representative or visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/index.html.
For more information about the Cisco Unified Wireless Network framework, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedwireless.