Optimized for 802.11ac Wave2 performance, the intent-driven Cisco DNA™ ready Cisco® 5520 Wireless Controller is a highly scalable, service-rich, resilient, and flexible platform that enables next-generation wireless networks for medium-sized to large enterprise campus and branch deployments.
Product Overview
The Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller provides centralized control, management, and troubleshooting for high-scale deployments in service provider and large campus deployments. It offers flexibility to support multiple deployment modes in the same controller: for example, centralized mode for campus, Cisco FlexConnect™ mode for lean branches managed over the WAN, and mesh (bridge) mode for deployments where full Ethernet cabling is unavailable. As a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, this controller provides real-time communications between Cisco Aironet® access points, the Cisco Prime® Infrastructure, and the Cisco Mobility Services Engine, and is interoperable with other Cisco controllers.
The Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) is an open and extensible, software-driven architecture that accelerates and simplifies your enterprise network operations. The programmable architecture frees your IT staff from time-consuming, repetitive network configuration tasks so they can focus instead on innovation that positively transforms your business. SD-Access, as part of Cisco DNA, enables policy-based automation from edge to cloud with foundational capabilities. Cisco DNA Assurance, also part of Cisco DNA, provides a single source to monitor, modify, and manage your network and application data.
Features and Benefits
The Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller, optimized for 802.11ac Wave2 performance, high scale, and enhanced system uptime, supports:
ΓùÅ Intent-driven programmability and streaming telemetry.
ΓùÅ Subsecond access point and client failover for uninterrupted application availability.
ΓùÅ Extraordinary visibility into application traffic, using Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC), the technology that includes the Network-Based Application Recognition 2 (NBAR2) engine, Cisco's Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) capability. This allows to mark, prioritize, and block to conserve network bandwidth and enhance security. Customers can optionally export the flows to Cisco Prime Infrastructure or a third-party NetFlow collector.
ΓùÅ Embedded wireless Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policy classification engine that allows classification of client devices and application of user group policies.
ΓùÅ Deployment of guest access and Bonjour and Chromecast services in centralized deployments.
ΓùÅ Software-defined segmentation with Cisco TrustSec® technology, reducing Access Control List (ACL) maintenance, complexity, and overhead.
ΓùÅ Integrated Cisco CleanAir® technology, providing the industry’s only self-healing and self-optimizing wireless network.
ΓùÅ Simplified GUI wizard for quick setup and intuitive dashboards for monitoring and troubleshooting.
ΓùÅ Cisco DNA and SD-Access Wireless, as well as Cisco DNA Assurance.
Features and Benefits:
| Feature | Benefits |
| Cisco DNA SD-Access Wireless | SD-Access Wireless is Cisco’s next-generation architecture for enterprise networks. It is the industry’s first policy-based automation from the edge to the cloud. It enables network access in minutes for any user or device to any application without compromising on security. SD-Access Wireless enables policy-based automation for wired and wireless, automated provisioning of wired and wireless networks, group-based policy for users and connected devices, and a distributed wireless data plane for campus deployments. In addition, all clients roams are treated as Layer 2 roams across the network for distributed traffic. Learn more at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/software-defined-access/index.html |
| Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance | Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance offers comprehensive network visibility. It collects data from users, devices, and applications to proactively identify problems. Network analytics and automation help IT quickly resolve issues, so you can increase availability and deliver a better user experience. Learn more at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/dna-analytics-assurance.html |
| Scalability and performance | Optimized to enable 802.11ac Wave 2 next-generation networks, supporting: ΓùÅ 20-Gbps throughput ΓùÅ 1500 access points ΓùÅ 20,000 clients ΓùÅ 4096 VLANs |
| RF management | ΓùÅ Proactively identifies and mitigates signal interference for better performance ΓùÅ Provides both real-time and historical information about RF interference affecting network performance across controllers, through systemwide integration with Cisco CleanAir technology |
| Multimode with indoor, outdoor mesh access points | ΓùÅ Versatile controller with support for centralized, distributed, and mesh deployments to be used at different places in the network, offering maximum flexibility for medium-sized campus, enterprise, and branch networks ΓùÅ Centralized control, management, and client troubleshooting ΓùÅ Seamless client access in the event of a WAN link failure (local data switching) ΓùÅ Highly secure guest access ΓùÅ Efficient access point upgrade that optimizes the WAN link utilization for downloading access point images ΓùÅ Cisco OfficeExtend technology that supports corporate wireless service for mobile and remote workers with secure wired tunnels to indoor Cisco Aironet access points supporting OfficeExtend mode |
| Comprehensive end-to-end security | ΓùÅ Offers Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP)-compliant Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) encryption on the control plane between access points and controllers across remote WAN links ΓùÅ Management frame protection detects malicious users and alerts network administrators ΓùÅ Rogue detection for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance ΓùÅ Rogue access point detection and detection of denial-of-service attacks |
| End-to-end voice | |
| Fault tolerance and high availability | ΓùÅ Subsecond access point and client failover for uninterrupted application availability ΓùÅ Redundant 1 Gigabit Ethernet or 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity ΓùÅ Solid-state device-based storage - no moving parts ΓùÅ Optional redundant, hot-swappable power supply with no incremental system downtime ΓùÅ Enhanced system uptime with fast system restarts |
| Cisco Enterprise Wireless Mesh | ΓùÅ Allows access points to dynamically establish wireless connections without the need for a physical connection to the wired network ΓùÅ Available on select Cisco Aironet access points, Enterprise Wireless Mesh is ideal for warehouses, manufacturing floors, shopping centers, and any other location where extending a wired connection may prove difficult or aesthetically unappealing |
| WLAN express setup | ΓùÅ Simplified GUI wizard for quick setup and intuitive dashboards for monitoring and troubleshooting |
| High-performance video | ΓùÅ Cisco VideoStream technology optimizes the delivery of video applications across the WLAN |
| Mobility, security, and management for IPv6 and dual-stack clients | ΓùÅ Highly secure, reliable wireless connectivity and consistent end-user experience ΓùÅ Increased network availability through proactive blocking of known threat s ΓùÅ Equips administrators for IPv6 planning, troubleshooting, and client traceability from Cisco Prime Infrastructure |
| Environmentally responsible | ΓùÅ Organizations may choose to turn off access point radios to reduce power consumption during off-peak hours |
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