Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless LAN Services Module (WLSM) Informationshandbuch
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Q&A
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless LAN Services Module
OVERVIEW
Q.
What is the Cisco
®
Catalyst
®
6500 Series Wireless LAN Services Module?
A.
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless LAN Services Module (WLSM) is an advanced services module for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
switch. It supports Cisco Aironet Series access points that are operating autonomously. It incorporates Cisco Wireless Domain Services (WDS) for
the enterprise and performs the following functions:
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Aggregation of autonomous access point radio management information for delivery to the
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Cisco Centralized Key Management to help ensure security of client roams
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Authentication of Cisco Aironet
®
autonomous access points within the network infrastructure
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Layer 2 and Layer 3 roaming and client mobility management
Q.
Is the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM in the wireless data traffic path?
A.
No. The Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM is not in the forwarding path for wireless data traffic. The 8-Gbps fabric connection is specifically
reserved for aggregated access point radio management information, as well as mobility-related protocols and client IEEE 802.1X authentication
traffic.
Q.
What customers will deploy the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM?
A.
The Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM was developed for midsize businesses, universities, and service providers who are using autonomous access
points and want an integrated enterprise-class wired and wireless LAN.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Q.
What are the main features and benefits of the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM?
A.
The Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM provides customers with enterprise-class scalability, security, availability, roaming, and simplified
manageability. The module delivers an enterprise-class integrated wired and wireless solution. Major features and benefits of the Catalyst
6500 Series WLSM include:
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Fast secure Layer 3 roaming—Provides secure, sub-50 ms, autonomous access point to autonomous access point handoff times with support
for latency-sensitive applications such as voice over IP (VoIP), video streaming, VPN over wireless, and client/server-based applications.
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Industry-leading scalability—Supports up to 600 Cisco Aironet Series access points running Cisco IOS
®
Software, operating autonomously
and up to 6000
, or Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) certified client devices.
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Network investment protection—Protects existing network infrastructure investments. The Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM does not force changes
to the underlying wireline infrastructure or require special client devices.
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Single point of ingress—Provides a single point of ingress for all wireless traffic, which allows for consistent wireline and wireless control and
policy enforcement.
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Support for up to 240 logical mobility groups—Separate mobility groups may be assigned for different user classes, such as enterprise data,
enterprise voice, and guest access.
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Simplified deployment and management—Deployable anywhere in the network from the wiring closet, to the core, to the data center. The
Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM offers “out of the box” registration, configuration, and management of Cisco Aironet Series autonomous access
points, including self-healing resiliency complemented by the capabilities of the CiscoWorks WLSE.
points, including self-healing resiliency complemented by the capabilities of the CiscoWorks WLSE.