Cisco WLAN Overview and Vision

Cisco WLAN Overview and Vision
Cisco Wireless Seminar © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 1
Why Cisco is Different
Cisco designed a complete WLAN system from the
“RF in”, aimed at solving the main issues
for deploying wireless networks:
• A Complete WLAN system
Uniform WLAN policies across main office, branch offices, and remote offices
• Easy to Deploy and Operate

Best WLAN management tools on the market (from planning to operations)
Real-time RF Management
• Proven security for any enterprise environment

Wireless prevention
Real-time WLAN protection
• Best-in-class Performance
Designed for converged voice and data applications
• Eliminates the need for overlay systems (locations, IDS, etc)
Cisco’s Leadership Position
WLAN Market – Enterprise WLANs

(Enterprise Market, Access Points & Bridges, 802.11a+b+g)
Symbol 9.8%
Cisco 63% Cisco
Proxim 5%
(incl. Airespace) Buffalo 4.4%
Others 17%
Total WLAN Market

(Consumer + Enterprise, Infrastructure + Clients, 802.11a+b+g)
D-Link 10.8%
Cisco 46% Netgear 9.6%
Symbol 7.5%
Buffalo 6.4%
Others 20.0%
Source: Dell’Oro, Jan.’04

A Complete WLAN System
Wireless Everywhere; Management Anywhere
Cisco 4400
Cisco 1030R REAP

WAN
WCS
Cisco 2006
Cisco
4100
4
The Need for “Intelligent RF”
Beyond static planning and survey tools
•The air space is constantly changing….

E.g., Bluetooth device • Signal strength • Coverage Area
• Interference • Throughput E.g., VoIP phone call
• Signal:noise ratio • Load
•An Intelligent WLAN system must adapt in real-time:

•Manage signal coverage
•Real-time channel and power control
•Accurate distance measurements
•A site survey only captures one moment in time
The Old World
Mobility/VPN
Capacity RF Management Security

Management (planning tools) Management
Location Tracking IDS

Switch/Routed
Network
AP Sensor
The New World:
A Single Integrated WLAN System
Cisco WLAN
Controller
Mobility/VPN
Capacity RF Management Security

Management
WCS
(planning tools) Management
Cisco:
• WLAN service delivery Location Tracking IDS
• Real-time RF management Switch/Routed
• Encryption/authentication Network
• Intrusion protection
• Location tracking
• Capacity Management
• Seamless mobility
• Centralized management AP Sensor
• Dynamic Control
Cisco 1000 Series AP
The Centralized Lightweight Architecture
CISCO WIRELESS
CONTROL SYSTEM (WCS)
Cisco 1100, 1130, 1200,

1230, Access Points
SNMP 2006 Wireless Lan Controller

LW
AP
P 4100 Wireless Lan Controller
WLAN Controllers
Location
Mobility
LWAPP Management
Services
Grouping 4400 Wireless Lan Controller

1000 Lightweight AP &
Redundancy
Real-Time RF
Security Wireless Extensions Services
Management
PP Module (WXSM)
A
LW
1030 Remote
Edge AP
Cisco lightweight AP’s
Cisco 1010 & 1020 Access Points

– Approx. range (5k sq. ft)
– Real-time RF monitoring (RF
management, security, location)
– LWAPP enabled (zero touch config.)
Cisco 1030 REAP

– Centralized management & monitoring
via remote WAN link
– Centralized authentication
– Localized traffic delivery
Systems Approach with
Central Policy Control
Cisco 2006 Wireless LAN Controller

– Supports 6 APs
– (4) 10/100 Mbps interfaces
Cisco 4100 Series Wireless LAN Controller

– Supports up to 36 APs
– Single Gigabit uplink port
– Redundant gigabit uplink port
– Crypto card for VPN termination
Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controller

– Supports up to 100 APs
– 4 Gigabit uplink ports
– 2 expansion slots (Enhanced Security Module)
Wireless Extensions Services Module (WXSM)

- Cat 6500 blade
- Supports 300 AP’s
- Runs the same image as stand-alone controllers
- FCS Sep 05)
Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS)
Best-in-Class WLAN Systems Management
• WLAN Planning and Design

• Easy to use
configuration templates
Point and click security
and QoS assignments
• Graphical heat maps

• Device tracking and mapping
• Detailed alarms
and reporting tools
• APIs for automated workflow
Cisco Delivers Dynamic, Resilient RF Management
Self Configuration, Self Optimization, Self Healing
Management Cisco Wireless Control

Plane System (WCS) Software
Radio Resource Management

Control
Interference Detection / Avoidance
Plane Mobility Management
Rogue/Detection Containment
Transmit Power
User Load Management
Automatic Channel Management
Coverage Hole Management RF Domain
Data
Plane
4400 4100
1030R 1010 1020
Cisco Hardware
Innovation
Scaling Real-Time Location and Asset Tracking
Cisco Wireless Location Appliance

• Available Now
• Real-time location simultaneous tracking for thousands of
802.11 clients (clients, tags, phone)
• Historical trending of location
• API for integration with 3rd party applications (e.g., Pango
for hospital asset tracking)
• Integrated with WCS application
Cisco Wireless Location Appliance
• High-resolution location software

Integrated into the company’s award-winning
Enterprise WLAN platform
Uses advanced RF fingerprinting technology
that is accurate to within a few meters.
• Location appliance
Enables thousands of clients to be tracked simultaneously in real-time.
• Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Enable the Cisco system to be tied
in with external software applications
E.g., enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools, scheduling and workflow

software, and emergency 911 (e911) systems.
• Active 802.11 RFID transceiver

3-year battery
Match-box sized “tags”
Active beacons ensure anytime/anywhere tracking
Real-Time RF Management
Dynamic RF channel “1”

Channel
RF channel “2”
Assignment
RF channel “3”
Dynamic
Power
Optimization
• Eliminate coverage holes • Avoid interference/Improve performance

• Optimize coverage area • Reduce “hands on” WLAN mgmt
Real-time Configuration Management
Minimize the Impact Channel 11
of Noise and Interference Interference
Channel 1 Channel 11
Channel 1 Channel 6
16
Better Network Performance
Dynamic Load Sharing
Solving Performance & Capacity problems in high density

areas (e.g. conference rooms, cafeteria)…
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Better Network Performance
Dynamic Load Sharing
Solving Performance & Capacity problems in high density

areas (e.g. conference rooms, cafeteria)…
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No Single Point of Failure
WLAN Controller Redundancy
Cisco WLAN Appliance
Cisco 1000
Series
Access Point
Integrated Air Monitoring
for “Air Tight” Security
• Single Cisco AP provides

simultaneous RF monitoring
and traffic delivery
100% Network Coverage
No extra
hardware costs
No additional design
complexity
Monitoring Monitoring
Real-Time Wireless Intrusion Protection
• Embedded Protection from all

WLAN attacks
• Cisco resources dedicated to
maintaining library updates
(future)
• No WLAN
down-time
• No separate air monitors
required
A Complete Solution for
Handling Rogues
1. Detect Rogue AP 2. Assess Rogue AP 3. Contain Rogue AP 4. Create Historical

(generate alarm) (Identity, Location, ..) Report
• Can be fully automated

• Multiple rogues contained
simultaneously
• WCS validates that no clients
are attached to rogue
The Cisco Difference
• Real-time RF Management • Integrated Wireless Protection

Self configuring; Self-optimizing; Single network for monitoring and traffic
Self-healing forwarding (No separate h/w or s/w)
Increase performance; Reduce day-to- Policy checks at all layers of your wireless
day operating costs network Multiple-policies per AP
• Better Visibility and Control of the • Support for Real-Time applications

Air Space End-to-end QoS policies to ensure
WCS provides best in class WLAN performance
systems management Rapid forwarding within APs and across
switches, proactive handoff when roaming
Only WLAN with integrated location
tracking • Sold and Supported by Cisco
Centrally establish and enforce True market Leader
enterprise-wide policies (even to
remote sites) Long term strategic vendor
Q AND A
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• Easy to Deploy and Operate

• Proven security for any enterprise environment

• Eliminates the need for overlay systems (locations, IDS, etc)

WLAN Market – Enterprise WLANs

Total WLAN Market

Source: Dell’Oro, Jan.’04

Cisco 1030R REAP

•The air space is constantly changing….

•An Intelligent WLAN system must adapt in real-time:

Capacity RF Management Security

Location Tracking IDS

Capacity RF Management Security

Cisco 1100, 1130, 1200,

SNMP 2006 Wireless Lan Controller

Grouping 4400 Wireless Lan Controller

Cisco 1010 & 1020 Access Points

Cisco 1030 REAP

Cisco 2006 Wireless LAN Controller

Cisco 4100 Series Wireless LAN Controller

Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controller

Wireless Extensions Services Module (WXSM)

• WLAN Planning and Design

• Graphical heat maps

Self Configuration, Self Optimization, Self Healing

Management Cisco Wireless Control

Radio Resource Management

Cisco Wireless Location Appliance

• High-resolution location software

• Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

E.g., enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools, scheduling and workflow

• Active 802.11 RFID transceiver

Match-box sized “tags”

Active beacons ensure anytime/anywhere tracking

Dynamic RF channel “1”

• Eliminate coverage holes • Avoid interference/Improve performance

Solving Performance & Capacity problems in high density

Solving Performance & Capacity problems in high density

Cisco WLAN Appliance

• Single Cisco AP provides

• Embedded Protection from all

1. Detect Rogue AP 2. Assess Rogue AP 3. Contain Rogue AP 4. Create Historical

• Can be fully automated

• Real-time RF Management • Integrated Wireless Protection

• Better Visibility and Control of the • Support for Real-Time applications

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