As a component of the Cisco Digital Network Architecture, the 5520 Series Wireless LAN Controller provides real-time communications between Cisco Aironet access points, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, and Cisco Mobility Services Engine. It is also interoperable with other Cisco controllers.
The 5520 Series comes with integrated services:
- Application Visibility and Control (AVC) provides granular classification and prioritization of thousands of business-critical apps with dynamic protocol updates
- Location-aware Bonjour and Chromcast support services advertised across a Layer 3 network at a user and device level
- Embedded Policy Classification Engine offers simplified BYOD with native device profiling and onboard services
- Software-defined segmentation with Cisco TrustSec reduces access control list maintenance, complexity, and overhead
The 5520 Series offers exceptional scalability:
- Support up to 1500 access points and 20,000 clients
- Optimize 802.11ac Wave 2 next-generation networks with 20 Gb throughput
- Consolidate multiple controllers into one with a single point of touch
- Support centralized, distributed, and mesh deployments
- Deploy Cisco FlexConnect in sites with up to 100 access points in up to 1500 groups
