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Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller Deployment Guide
Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller Deployment Guide 4
Introduction 4
Prerequisites 4
Product Overview 4
Cisco 5520 Controller Key Attributes 5
AP Platform Support 7
Platform Components 8
SFP Support 15
Image Specifications 16
Fault Tolerance Capability 16
Customer Replaceable Units 17
Link Aggregation (LAG) 18
Inter-Platform Mobility and Guest Anchor Support 18
Infrastructure Multicast 18
New Mobility and MC Support 19
Look and Feel of the Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller 19
Out of Band Management on Service Port 26
Local EAP Support 28
Wired Guest Access Support 28

Licensing 29
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Revised: March 23, 2016,
Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller Deployment Guide
Introduction
This document introduces the Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), and provides general guidelines for its deployment. The
purpose of this document is to:
•Provide an overview of the Cisco 5520 WLC, and its deployment within the Cisco Unified Architecture.
•Highlight key service provider features.
•Provide design recommendations and considerations specific to the Cisco 5520 Controller.
Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
Components Used
This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.
The information in this document is created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document
started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any
command.
Conventions
Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.
Product Overview
The existing Cisco 5500 series controller scales up to 500 APs, 7,000 clients, and 8 Gbps maximum throughput. The explosion of
mobile clients in enterprise empowered by bring your own device (BYOD), the deployment of wireless in mission-critical applications,
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and the adoption of Wi-Fi in service provider networks enabling new business models require wireless networks to provide larger
AP scale, client scale, and higher throughput.
The Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.1 addresses these key challenges. Release 8.1 delivers the new Cisco 5520
wireless controller with support for 20 Gbps throughput, 1500 APs, and 20,000 clients to ensure better performance and scale for
business critical networks.
The following table captures some of the key hardware capabilities of this new platform.
Table 1: Hardware Capabilities of Cisco 5520 WLC
5520Hardware Capabilities
1 RUChassis Height
20 GbpsThroughput
1500AP Support
20,000Client Support
2 x SFP+Data Ports
-40°C –65°C
Storage Temperature
5–40°C
Operating Temperature
10 –90% (non-condensing)
Operating Humidity
770 W ACPower Options
Cisco 5520 Controller Key Attributes
Some of the key attributes of the Cisco 5520 controller are:
•High AP scale (1500 APs in 1 RU )
•High client density (20,000 clients in 1 RU)
•High throughput of 20 Gbps with 1 RU
•Support for 1500 APs, 1500 AP groups, 1500 FlexConnect groups, and up to 100 APs per FlexConnect group
•Support for 4096 VLANs
•512 Interface Groups
•PMK Cache size of 40,000
•Support for 25,000 RFIDs tracking, and the detection and containment of up to 24,000 rogue APs, and up to 32,000 rogue clients
(over and above the RFIDs)
•3,000 APs per RRM Group
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•3,20,000 AVC Flows
•High Availability with sub-second AP and client SSO
•TrustSec SXP Support
•Support of all AP modes of operation (Local, FlexConnect, Monitor, Rogue Detector, Sniffer, Bridge, and Flex+bridge)
•Right to Use (RTU) licensing for ease of license enablement and ongoing licensing operations
The following table shows the Cisco Enterprise Campus Controllers comparison at a glance:
Table 2: Cisco Enterprise Campus Controllers comparison
WiSM255085520Attributes
Enterprise CampusEnterprise Campus and full
service branch
Enterprise Campus and full
service branch
Deployment type
All AP modesAll AP modesAll AP modesOperational Modes
1000 APs
15,000 clients
500 APs
7000 clients
1500 APs
20,000 clients
Maximum Scale
100 –100012 –5001 –1500
AP Count Range
CISL basedCISL basedRight to Use (with EULA)Licensing
Internal connections to the
Catalyst Backplanes
8 x 1 G ports2 x 10 G portsConnectivity
AC/DC Catalyst chassis
redundant PSU option
AC (redundant PSU option)770 W AC (optional redundant
PSU)
Power
100100
1500
Maximum Number of
FlexConnect Groups
2525100Maximum Number of APs per
FlexConnect Group
4,0002,00024,000Maximum Number of Rogue
APs Management
5,000250032,000Maximum Number of Rogue
Clients Management
10,0005,00025,000Maximum Number of RFID
2,0001,0003,000Maximum APs per RRM
Group
5005001500Maximum AP Groups
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WiSM255085520Attributes
6464512Maximum Interface Groups
646464Maximum Interfaces per
Interface Group
5125124096Maximum VLANs Supported
512512512Maximum WLANs Supported
30,00014,00040,000Fast Secure Roaming
Clients/Max PMK Cache
Feature support unless otherwise specified will be the same as in 8510.Note
AP Platform Support
The Cisco 5520 supports the following access point models:
•1260, 3500, 600
•1600, 2600, 3600
•1700, 2700, 3700
•OEAP 600
•702I, 702W
•Cisco 891 series integrated services router and Cisco 881 series integrated services router
•1530, 1552WU, 1550, 1570
•1040, 1140, 1260 support extended to 8.1 with 8.0 parity
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Platform Components
Cisco 5520 WLC Front Panel View
Cisco 5520 wireless LAN controller supports several buttons, LED indicators, and a KVM connector on the front panel. It also
includes a power button and Locator LED button, along with the following LEDS: System status, PSU status, Fan status, Network
LED, and Temperature LED.
Power On Switch and LED Indicator
A Power Button push switch with integrated LED is located on the front panel.
Table 3: Power On Switch and LED Indicator
FunctionLED Indicator Color
Card Power StatusBi-color Yellow
(Amber)
Green
DecodeState
Card Power OffOff
Soft OffAmber On
Card Power OnGreen On
Locator Switch and LED Indicator
A Unit Identify push switch with integrated LED is available on the front panel and rear panel . Each press on the button toggles
between active and non-active states.
System Status LED Indicator
The system status LED located on the front panel indicates the overall system health.
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Table 4: System Status LED Indicator
FunctionLED Indicator Color
System StatusBi-color Yellow
(Amber)
Green
DecodeState
UndefinedOff
Card is in normal operating conditionGreen On
System is in a degraded operational stateAmber On
Critical fault stateAmber Blinking
Fan Status LED Indicator
The Fan status LED located on front panel indicates the fan health.
Table 5: Fan Status LED Indicator
FunctionLED Indicator Color
Fan StatusBi-color Yellow
(Amber)
Green
DecodeState
UndefinedOff
Fans are operating and no error condition
has been detected
Green On
Fans are in a degraded operational state
•One of N fans has a fault
Amber On
Critical fault state
•Two or more fans has a fault
Amber Blinking
Adaptive fan speed to control noise issues seen with 5520 FCS hardware is introduced in release version
8.1.131.0.
Note
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Temperature Status LED Indicator
The temperature status LED is located on the front panel and indicates whether or not the system is operating within acceptable
temperature limits.
Table 6: Temperature Status LED Indicator
FunctionLED Indicator Color
Temperature StatusBi-color Yellow
(Amber)
Green
DecodeState
UndefinedOff
System is operating at normal
temperature
Green On
One or more temperature sensors reaches
UCR threshold
Amber On
One or more temperature sensors reaches
UNR threshold
Amber Blinking
Power Supply Status LED Indicator
The power supply status LED is located on the front panel and indicates proper functioning of the power supply.
Table 7: Power Supply Status LED Indicator
FunctionLED Indicator Color
AC Power Supply StatusBi-color Yellow
(Amber)
Green
DecodeState
UndefinedOff
AC power supplies are operating and no
error condition has been detected
Green On
One or more power supplies are in a
degraded operational state
Amber On
One or more power supplies are in a
critical fault state
Amber Blinking
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