Campus lan and Wireless lan solution Design Guide

Wi-Fi 6 and beyond—
Wi-Fi 6 reduces latency and increases capacity for demanding applications on more 
devices. Cisco improves on it with programmable RF ASICs. We advance more wireless efficiency with 
Intelligent Capture, which provides Cisco DNA Center with deep analysis. 
● 
Addresses IoT expansion—
The Cisco Catalyst 9100 Series offers multilingual support and application 
hosting of IoT protocols. In addition, IoT devices (as well as user devices) can see up to three times less 
energy consumption and more stringent security.
● 
Investment protection with multigigabit—
The Cisco Catalyst 9100 Series supports NBASE-T and IEEE 
802.3bz Ethernet compatibility to seamlessly offload network traffic without bottlenecks. With Cisco 
Catalyst switches and Cisco Multigigabit Technology, you can use your Category 5e or 6 cables to 
achieve speeds up to 10 Gbps. 
● 
Available with embedded control—
You can choose an option that is easy to deploy and manage and 
doesn't require a physical appliance. Cisco Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller (EWC) can be 
built right into the access point. 
The following table summarizes the APs discussed within this guide. 
Table 3.
 
Cisco Aironet APs 
 
Cisco Catalyst 
9115AX 
Cisco Catalyst 
9117AX 
Cisco Catalyst 
9120AX 
Cisco Catalyst 
9130AX 
Best for 
Small to medium 
deployments 
Small to medium 
deployments 
Mission critical, high 
density, large size 
networks 
Best in class, high 
density, large size 
networks 
Features 
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 
OFDMA, 
Uplink/Downlink MU-
MIMO, BSS Coloring, 
Target Wake Time 
(TWT), Apple Features 
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 
OFDMA, MU-MIMO, 
Target Wake Time 
(TWT), Apple Features 
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 
Cisco RF ASIC, 
Uplink/Downlink 
OFDMA, MU-MIMO, 
BSS Coloring, Target 
Wake Time (TWT), 
Intelligent Capture,
Container support for 
applications, Apple 
Features 
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 
certified, Cisco RF 
ASIC, Uplink/Downlink 
OFDMA, 
Uplink/Downlink MU-
MIMO, BSS Coloring, 
Target Wake Time 
(TWT), Intelligent 
Capture, Container 
support for 
applications, Apple 
Features 
Radios 
Three radios: 2.4 GHz 
(4x4), 5 GHz (4x4), and 
BLE 
Three radios: 2.4 GHz 
(4x4), 5 GHz (8x8), and 
BLE 
Four radios: 2.4 GHz 
(4x4), 5 GHz (4x4), 
Cisco RF ASIC, and 
BLE/IoT* 
Four radios: 2.4 GHz 
(4x4), 5 GHz (8x8 and 
4x4), Cisco RF ASIC, 
and BLE/IoT* 
Antennas 
Internal and external 
Internal 
Internal and external 
Internal and external 
Support for Cisco 
Catalyst 9800 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 

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