Open Appliance for Mobility Services
The Cisco 3355 Mobility Services Engine (MSE) is an easy-to-deploy platform that helps the wireless network deliver mobility services in a centralized and scalable way. The MSE delivers location services, advanced location services, and adaptive wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS). The open API of the MSEs helps Cisco partners use the capabilities of the network to deliver business-relevant solutions.
Features and Capabilities
The Cisco 3355 Mobility Services Engine provides the following architectural elements:
- Integrated with the Cisco Unified Access
- Management of services provided by Cisco Prime Infrastructure
- Deployment flexibility
- Easy to use API framework for integration with mobile apps
- Message-based collaboration service-oriented architecture (SOA) model, in which individual services can be managed independently without affecting others
Specifications at a Glance
Feature | Specifications |
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Supported services | Location or Advanced Location Services: 500 access points Adaptive WIPS: 5000 monitor mode or enhanced local mode (ELM) access points |
Processor | 2 quad-core Intel Nehalem processor 2.0 GHz, 4-MB cache |
Memory | 16-GB DDR3 (2 x 8 GB) |
Hard disk | Four hot-swappable 146-GB SAS drives with up to 6-Gbps transfer rate |
Removable media | DVD-RO drive |
Ports | Four USB ports: two in front, two in back Two VGA ports: one in front and one in back One RJ-45 management port for out-of-band management RJ-45: Two rear RJ-45 connectors for connection to two Gigabit network adapters |
Connectivity | Network: Two embedded multifunction Gigabit network adapters with TCP/IP offload engine |
Management | SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 |
Programming interfaces | SOAP/XML APIs & REST |
Form factor | 1RU |
Physical dimensions | Height: 1.69" (43mm) Width: 17.3" (440mm) Depth: 28.0" (711.4mm) Weight: 28 (minimum) - 35.1 lb (maximum) (12.7-15.9 kg) |
Additional Resources
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