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.
