Campus lan and Wireless lan solution Design Guide

 
Enterprise Class—base 
foundation network 
capabilities 
Advanced—foundation 
plus additional network 
capabilities 
Mission Critical—Best in 
class network 
capabilities 
FRA, Four radios: 2.4 GHz 
(4x4), 5 GHz (4x4), Cisco RF 
ASIC, and BLE/IoT hardware 
capable 
Features 
mGig, Cisco CleanAir, HDX, 
FRA, Four radios: 2.4 GHz 
(4x4), 5 GHz (8x8 and 4x4), 
Cisco RF ASIC, and BLE/IoT 
hardware capable 
High-density large campus design 
The high-density large campus design has multiple distribution layers connected to a core layer and dense 
demands in the access layer for wired ports and WLAN devices. You may select this design for cases where 
densities may not be as high as supported; however, the requirements dictate needs for critical business 
continuity or advanced capabilities. 
Campus core 
If there are three or more interconnected distributions or requirements for connectivity at a common location, 
you use a Layer 3 LAN core in order to simplify the connectivity and management. You use one of the two core 
options in order to meet the core needs in the high-density large campus design. The flagship platforms for 
these options: 
● 
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series—The lead high-density modular platform choice. 
● 
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series—The lead lower-density fixed platform choice. 
Campus wired distribution, wired access, and wireless 
In the high-density large campus, you make choices for the wired distribution and access based on the most 
highly available platforms for the role, the highest density and widest selection of interface options, redundant 
power and modular control plane, with the most advanced software feature capabilities. 
In the high density large campus design, centralized wireless is the preferred option, using APs with 802.11ac 
Wave 2 and CleanAir capabilities.