RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC?

2009-06-08 Thread Pham, Loc
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC? Barron, We were part of the beta program for this controller and it is definitely the way to go for scalability. It's basically a WiSM without the chassis, huge savings on power requirements and consumption. With a 10 core cpu

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC?

2009-06-08 Thread Johnson, Bruce T
:39 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC? Barron, We were part of the beta program for this controller and it is definitely the way to go for scalability. It's basically a WiSM without the chassis, huge savings on power

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC?

2009-06-08 Thread Lee H Badman
] On Behalf Of Johnson, Bruce T Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 11:53 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC? Is the 5508 still under the control of the same relatively non-transparent operating system? Can we see/manipulate flash or firmware

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC?

2009-06-08 Thread Needham R Parks
@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU 06/08/2009 12:30 PM Please respond to The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU To WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU cc Subject Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC? I agree that from the code

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC?

2009-06-08 Thread Lee H Badman
-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Johnson, Bruce T Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 11:53 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC? Is the 5508 still under the control of the same relatively non-transparent operating system? Can we see

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC?

2009-06-08 Thread James Nesbitt
@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU ] On Behalf Of Johnson, Bruce T Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 11:53 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC? Is the 5508 still under the control of the same relatively non- transparent operating system? Can we see

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ...Any opinions on the Cisco 5508 WLC?

2009-06-07 Thread James Nesbitt
Barron, We were part of the beta program for this controller and it is definitely the way to go for scalability. It's basically a WiSM without the chassis, huge savings on power requirements and consumption. With a 10 core cpu, this box has plenty of processing power. It's cool to do