The Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller provides centralized control, management, and troubleshooting for small to medium-sized enterprises and branch offices. It offers flexibility to support multiple deployment modes in the same controller—a centralized mode for campus environments, Cisco FlexConnect®mode for lean branches managed over the WAN, and a mesh (bridge) mode for deployments in which full Ethernet cabling is unavailable. As a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, the 3504 controller provides real-time communications between Cisco Aironet®access pointsandCisco Catalyst®access points, Cisco Prime®Infrastructure, and the Cisco Mobility Services Engine, and is interoperable with the Cisco 5520 and 8540 Wireless Controllers.
The Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) is an open and extensible, software-driven architecture that accelerates and simplifies your enterprise network operations. The programmable architecture frees your IT staff from time-consuming, repetitive network configuration tasks so they can focus instead on innovation that positively transforms your business. SD-Access, as part of Cisco DNA, enables policy-based automation from edge to cloud with foundational capabilities. Cisco DNA Assurance, also part of Cisco DNA, provides a single source to monitor, modify, and manage your network and application data.
Cisco 3504 wireless controller Datasheet
Quick Spec
Table 1 shows the quick spec.
Model | AIR-CT3504-K9 |
Chassis Height | One rack-unit (1RU) |
Throughput | 4 Gbps |
Number of APs supported | 150 |
Number of clients supported | 3000 |
Processor | Cavium Network Processor—CN7240-AAP 8-core, 1.5 GHz |
Memory Options | Control/Data Plane Memory—8GB DDR4
Boot Flash—8MB SPI NOR Serial Boot Bulk Flash—32GB eMMC |
Redundancy, Service Ports | 2x 1G Cu |
Data Ports | 1x 5G/mGig Cu, 4x 1G Cu (2 ports 802.3at PSE) |
Compare to Similar Item
Table 3 shows the comparison.
Model | AIR-CT3504-K9 | AIR-CT2504-5-K9 |
Description | Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller | Cisco 2500 Controller AIR-CT2504-5-K9 2504 Wireless Controller with 5 AP Licenses |
Chassis Height | One rack-unit (1RU) | Desktop |
Throughput | 4 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
Number of APs supported | 150 | 75 |
Number of clients supported | 3000 | 1000 |