Cisco C9800-CL-K9: Next-Generation Wireless Controller

Model:  Cisco C9800-CL-K9 – Cisco WLAN Controller
Detail: Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller for Cloud

Description Of Cisco C9800-CL-K9

cisco C9800-CL-K9 is the Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller for Cloud. Built from the ground-up for the Intent-based networking and Cisco DNA, Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers are Cisco IOS® XE based and integrate the RF excellence of Cisco Aironet® access points creating the best-in-class wireless experience for your evolving and growing organization. The Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers are built on an open and programmable architecture with built-in security, streaming telemetry and rich analytics. The Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers are built on the three pillars of network excellence— always on, secure, and deployed anywhere— which strengthen the network by providing the best wireless experience without compromise, while saving time and money. The Cisco® Catalyst® 9800-CL is the next generation of enterprise-class wireless controllers for cloud, with seamless software updates for distributed branches and midsize campuses to large enterprises and service providers.

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Quick Spec of Cisco C9800-CL-K9

Table 1 shows the quick spec Of Cisco C9800-CL-K9

Model C9800-CL-K9
Maximum number of access points Up to 6000
Maximum number of clients 64,000
Maximum throughput Up to 2.5 Gbps
Maximum WLANs 4096
Maximum VLANs 4096
Deployment modes Centralized, Cisco FlexConnect, and Fabric Wireless (SD-Access)
License Smart License enabled
Operating system Cisco IOS XE Software
Management Cisco DNA Center™ 1.2.8, Cisco Prime® Infrastructure 3.5, integrated WebUI, and third party (open standards APIs)
Interoperability AireOS-based controllers with 8.8 MR2, 8.5 MR4, and 8.5 MR3 special
Policy engine Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4
Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) CMX 10.5.1
Access points Aironet 802.11ac Wave 1 and Wave 2 access points

Product Details of Cisco C9800-CL-K9

Key highlights

  • Multiple scale templates (small, medium, and large)
  • VMware ESXi, KVM, and Cisco NFVIS (on ENCS) supported
  • Supports centralized, Cisco FlexConnect®, and fabric (SD-Access) deployment
  • Multiple scale options with a single deployment package to best meet your organization’s needs.
  • Small: Designed for distributed branches and small campuses supporting up to 1000 Access Points (APs) and 10,000 clients
  • Medium: Designed for medium-sized campuses supporting up to 3000 APs and 32,000 clients
  • Large: Designed for large enterprises and service providers supporting up to 6000 APs and 64,000 clients
  • Supports up to 2.5 Gbps of throughput in a centralized wireless deployment.
  • One deployment package for all the scale templates. Pick the deployment size when you instantiate the Virtual Machine (VM).
  • An intuitive bootstrap wizard is available during the VM instantiation to boot the wireless controller with recommended parameters.
  • Optimize your branch by deploying the 9800-CL as a virtual machine on the Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS) running Cisco NFVIS

Key highlights of Cisco C9800-CL-K9

●   IaaS solutions available in the AWS Marketplace

●   Supported only with managed VPN

●   Cisco FlexConnect central authentication and local switching

●   Available on AWS GovCloud

●   Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL is available in the AWS Marketplace.

●   Supports up to 1000 access points and 10,000 clients.

●   The 9800-CL should be instantiated within a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

●   A VPN tunnel has to be established from the customer site to AWS to enable communication between the Cisco access point and 9800-CL wireless controller.

●   Deploy a wireless controller instance in AWS using cloud-formation templates provided by Cisco (recommended) or by manually using the EC2 console.

Cisco C9800-CL-K9

C9800-CL-K9 Specification

Maximum number of access points Up to 6000
Maximum number of clients 64,000
Maximum throughput Up to 2.5 Gbps
Maximum WLANs 4096
Maximum VLANs 4096
Deployment modes Centralized, Cisco FlexConnect, and Fabric Wireless (SD-Access)
License Smart License enabled
Operating system Cisco IOS XE Software
Management Cisco DNA Center™ 1.2.8, Cisco Prime® Infrastructure 3.5, integrated WebUI, and third party (open standards APIs)
Interoperability AireOS-based controllers with 8.8 MR2, 8.5 MR4, and 8.5 MR3 special
Policy engine Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4
Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) CMX 10.5.1
Access points Aironet 802.11ac Wave 1 and Wave 2 access points

Key Specification

Metric Private cloud Public cloud
Small Medium Large
Deployment modes supported Centralized, Cisco FlexConnect, Fabric (SD-Access) Centralized, Cisco FlexConnect, Fabric (SD-Access) Cisco FlexConnect, Fabric (SD-Access) Cisco FlexConnect (local switching only)
vCPUs Required 4 6 10 4
RAM required (GB) 8 16 32 8
Hypervisors and cloud providers supported ESXi 6.0/6.5, KVM, NFVIS ESXi 6.0/6.5, KVM, NFVIS ESXi 6.0/6.5, KVM, NFVIS AWS
Maximum number of access points 1000 3000 6000 1000
Maximum number of clients 10,000 32,000 64,000 10,000
Maximum throughput 2.5 Gbps 2.5 Gbps Locally switched (All traffic will be locally switched)
Maximum WLANs 4096 4096 4096 4096
Maximum VLANs 4096 4096 4096 4096
Maximum site tags 1000 3000 6000 1000
Maximum APs per site 100 100 100 100
Maximum policy tags 1000 3000 6000 1000
Maximum RF tags 1000 3000 6000 1000
Maximum RF profiles 2000 6000 12,000 2000
Maximum policy profiles 1000 1000 1000 1000
Maximum Flex profiles 1000 3000 6000 1000
vNIC adapters ESXi: VXNET3, E1000E, E1000

KVM: VIRTIO

ESXi: VXNET3, E1000E, E1000

KVM: VIRTIO

ESXi: VXNET3, E1000E, E1000

KVM: VIRTIO

Virtual switch ESXi: vSwitch

KVM: OVS Linux Bridge(brctl)

ESXi: vSwitch

KVM: OVS Linux Bridge(brctl)

ESXi: vSwitch

KVM: OVS Linux Bridge(brctl)

High availability SSO, N+1 SSO, N+1 SSO, N+1 N+1
Cisco DNA™ support Automation, Assurance Automation, Assurance Automation, Assurance
Guest anchor Yes Yes Yes
Client IPv6 support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Infrastructure IPv6 support Yes Yes Yes Yes

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