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Virtual
Controller
Controller
for ISR G2
2500
Series
3650
5500
Series
5760 3850 WiSM2
Flex 7500
Series
8500
Series
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Target
Deployments
Small or
Midsized
Business
Branch or
Large SP
Small or
Midsized
Business
Branch
Small or
Midsized
Business
Branch
Small or
Midsized
Business
Branch
Midsized
to Large
Enterprise
Midsized
to Large
Enterprise
Small to
Large
Enterprise
Midsized
to Large
Enterprise
Large
Number of
Branches
Large
Enterprise
and Service
Provider
Form Factor Virtual
Machine
Software
ISR-G2-
UCS-E
Desktop 1RU Switch 1RU
Appliance
1RU
Appliance
1RU Switch Catalyst
6500
Module
1RU
Appliance
1RU
Appliance
Deployment Modes
FlexConnect
Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Central Mode
(Formerly Local
Mode)
- Yes Yes - Yes - - Yes - Yes
Mesh No No Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes
OfficeExtend Yes - Yes - Yes - - Yes Yes Yes
FlexConnect +
Mesh
Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Scale
Min Access Points 5 5 5 1 12 25 1 100 300 300
Max Access
Points
3000 200 75 25 500 1,000 50 1,000 6,000 6,000
Max Client
Support
32,000 6,000 1,000 1,000 7,000 12,000 2,000 15,000 64,000 64,000
Max RF Tag
Support
3,000 500 500 1,000 5,000 10,000 1,000 5,000 50,000 50,000
Cisco Wireless Controllers
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