Cisco Cisco 3365 Mobility Services Engine Release Notes
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Release Notes for Cisco Mobility Services Engine, Release 7.6.100.0
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Introduction
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Introduction
This section introduces the Cisco mobility services engine (MSE) and the various services that it
supports.
supports.
Cisco Mobility Services Engine and Services
The Cisco mobility services engine supports various services within the overall Cisco Unified Wireless
Network (CUWN).
Network (CUWN).
The Cisco mobility services engine currently supports the following services in Release 7.6:
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Connected Mobile Experiences—Allows a mobility services engine to simultaneously track
thousands of mobile assets and clients by retrieving contextual information such as presence,
location, telemetry data, and historical information.
thousands of mobile assets and clients by retrieving contextual information such as presence,
location, telemetry data, and historical information.
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Wireless Intrusion Protection Service—Provides wireless-specific network threat detection and
mitigation against malicious attacks, security vulnerabilities, and sources of performance disruption
within the CUWN infrastructure. wIPS visualizes, analyzes, and identifies wireless threats, and
centrally manages mitigation and resolution of security and performance issues using Cisco monitor
mode and Enhanced Local Mode (ELM) Access Points. Proactive threat prevention is also supported
to create a hardened wireless network core that is impenetrable by most wireless attacks.
mitigation against malicious attacks, security vulnerabilities, and sources of performance disruption
within the CUWN infrastructure. wIPS visualizes, analyzes, and identifies wireless threats, and
centrally manages mitigation and resolution of security and performance issues using Cisco monitor
mode and Enhanced Local Mode (ELM) Access Points. Proactive threat prevention is also supported
to create a hardened wireless network core that is impenetrable by most wireless attacks.
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Mobile Concierge—Mobile Concierge enables the Cisco Mobility Services Advertisement Protocol
(MSAP). This protocol enables direct communication between the MSE and mobile devices,
allowing content to be pushed directly to the mobile device pre-association. This functionality is
dependent on the mobile device supporting 802.11u and MSAP.
(MSAP). This protocol enables direct communication between the MSE and mobile devices,
allowing content to be pushed directly to the mobile device pre-association. This functionality is
dependent on the mobile device supporting 802.11u and MSAP.
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CMX Analytics Service—The CMX Analytics service analyzes wireless device location
information in a particular network. The CMX Analytics service uses the data provided by the Cisco
Mobility Services Engine (MSE) to calculate the location of Wi-Fi devices in the Wireless Local
Area Network (WLAN). When a wireless device is enabled in a network, it transmits probe request
packets to identify the wireless network in its neighborhood. Even after connecting to the access
point in the WLAN, the client devices continue to transmit probe request packets to identify other
access points for better quality of service. The access points gather these request and the associated
RSSI from the various wireless devices and forwards them to the Wireless LAN Controller (WLC).
The controller then forwards this information to the MSE.
information in a particular network. The CMX Analytics service uses the data provided by the Cisco
Mobility Services Engine (MSE) to calculate the location of Wi-Fi devices in the Wireless Local
Area Network (WLAN). When a wireless device is enabled in a network, it transmits probe request
packets to identify the wireless network in its neighborhood. Even after connecting to the access
point in the WLAN, the client devices continue to transmit probe request packets to identify other
access points for better quality of service. The access points gather these request and the associated
RSSI from the various wireless devices and forwards them to the Wireless LAN Controller (WLC).
The controller then forwards this information to the MSE.
The basic data that is collected from various APs, when analyzed, produces information and
knowledge about the movement and behavior patterns of people who are using Wi-Fi devices in the
building. For example, the building can be an airport, shopping mall, city center, and so on. The
knowledge about the movement and behavior patterns of people who are using Wi-Fi devices in the
building. For example, the building can be an airport, shopping mall, city center, and so on. The