Product specifications

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Technology Overview
Designed as an open platform, the Cisco MSE supports mobility services software with a modular approach. So
you can set up options based on your network topology or the types of services you offer. But the true value of the
MSE is delivered through its support for mobility services applications. Table 2 provides an overview of the APIs,
services, and platforms available.
Table 2. Mobility Services Overview
Feature Benefits
Mobility Services API
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Lets developers create location-based applications and services
Services Base Location license
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Track and locate interferers, rogues, Wi-Fi clients, and RF tags
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Detect presence and receive geo-fenced or zone-based alerts
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Show systemwide interferer details and correlation
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Visualize interferer zone of impact
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Develop custom applications with open location API wIPS
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Discover and stop security penetration and DoS attacks
Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) license
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Manage visitors and increase brand presence with location-aware onboarding and visitor management
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Engage customers through location-enabled mobile web and social campaigns
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Analyze online, onsite, and social customer behavior
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Develop and measure targeted, location-based web campaigns
Platform
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Physical appliance
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Virtual appliance
Cisco Base Location License: Advanced Spectrum Services
Cisco CleanAir
®
technology makes it easy to monitor and manage your network’s RF conditions. The Cisco MSE
extends CleanAir’s capabilities (Table 3).
Table 3. CleanAir with MSE Offers
CleanAir Access Points with
Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
CleanAir Access Points with WLC
and MSE
Detect, classify, and mitigate interferers Yes Yes
Provide systemwide interferer and event correlation No Yes
Perform zone-of-impact analysis No Yes
Locate interferers on a map No Yes
Cisco Base Location License: Real-Time Location Services (RTLS)
The Cisco MSE provides presence detection and real-time location tracking, including track and trace of rogue
devices, interferers, Wi-Fi clients, smartphones, and RFID tags.
Cisco Base Location License: Mobility Services API
The Mobility Services API with support for representational state transfer (REST) and Simple Object Access
Protocol (SOAP)/XML enables customers and partners to tightly integrate MSE location information into
applications, such as location-aware equipment tracking, guest access, device-based services, browser-based
services, mobile apps, online and onsite analytics, social analytics, and ads and offers.