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Deployment Options
Campus
In a campus-type deployment, operating the Cisco Catalyst 3650 in the mobility agent mode and centralizing the
mobility controller functionality in a WLC 5760, WLC 5508, or WiSM2 helps achieve better scalability and
performance. The Cisco Catalyst 3650 provides CAPWAP termination for access points, uniform policy
enforcement for wireless clients, better wireless bandwidth, and uniform Cisco IOS Software-based configuration
and monitoring for wired plus wireless features. The mobility controller provides central mobility, RRM, and
CleanAir coordination.
Backward compatibility with traditional centralized wireless deployment mode on the WLC 5508, WiSM2, and
WLC 5760 ensures that customers can migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 3650-based converged access approach in
phases, providing a continued controller for existing access points. This migration also provides investment
protection on the existing wireless controller infrastructure. A phased adoption of the new Cisco Catalyst 3650
ensures that migration to the converged access mode of wireless is seamless. Figure 5 shows the Cisco Catalyst
3650 in a campus deployment.
Figure 5. Deploying Cisco Catalyst 3650 in a Branch Environment
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