Cisco 1510AG - Aironet Lightweight Outdoor Mesh Access Point, Aironet 1500 Series Datasheet
Data Sheet
Cisco Aironet 1500 Series Lightweight Outdoor
Mesh Access Points
Product Overview
Cisco® Aironet® 1500 Series Lightweight Outdoor Mesh Access Points (Figure 1) enable costeffective, scalable, deployment of secure, metropolitan-scale wireless LANs. The Cisco Aironet
1500 Series is designed for municipal Wi-Fi deployments for public access, public safety, or
managed services, and for enterprise campus outdoor Wi-Fi extensions.
Figure 1. Cisco Aironet 1500 Series
The Cisco Aironet 1500 Series supports options for dual-band, simultaneous support for IEEE
802.11a and 802.11b/g standards with the 1510 model or single-band support for IEEE 802.11b/g
with the 1505 model. Both models employ Cisco’s patent-pending
(AWPP) to form a dynamic wireless mesh network between remote access points, while delivering
secure, high-capacity wireless access to any Wi-Fi-compliant client device (Figure 2).
The Cisco Aironet 1510 lightweight outdoor mesh access point’s dual-radio configuration
dedicates the 802.11a radio to access-point-to-access-point communications, allowing the mesh
network to maximize all available channels, minimize the occurrence of interference from
unlicensed devices and minimize latency. The dual-radio configuration delivers high system
capacity through
pico-cellular designs and support for real-time applications such as voice and video.
The Cisco Aironet 1505 lightweight outdoor mesh access point’s single-radio configuration uses
the 802.11b/g radio for data and access-point-to-access-point communications. The single-radio
configuration is ideal for customers that have moderate capacity needs that can be met with a
singe-band mesh solution. The single-radio configuration combines the deployment flexibility of a
mesh network with the ease of management and mobility services delivered by the Cisco Unified
Wireless Network.
Figure 2. Cisco Wireless Mesh Network Solution
Adaptive Wireless Path Protocol
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Architecture
Data Sheet
The Cisco Aironet 1500 Series is a component of the
Cisco Unified Wireless Network and the
Cisco Wireless Mesh Networking Solution. The unified architecture centralizes key functions of
the wireless LAN to provide scalable management, advanced security, seamless mobility, proven
reliability, and mobility services, such as multiple Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs) and quality of
service (QoS) for voice, video, and data applications. The Cisco Aironet 1500 Series is managed
and monitored by Cisco wireless LAN controllers and the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS).
It supports zero-touch configuration deployment to easily and securely join the mesh network.
Flexible, high-powered, high-sensitivity radio options, along with a selection of high-gain antennas,
allow coverage to be scaled as capacity needs increase. The Cisco Aironet 1500 Series is
compliant with Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) which employs hardware-based Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) encryption between wireless nodes to provide end-to-end
enterprise-class security.
Features and Benefits
Table 1 describes the features and benefits of Cisco Aironet 1500 Series Lightweight Outdoor
Mesh Access Points.
Table 1. Features and Benefits
Feature Benefit
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Patent-pending Adaptive
Wireless Path Protocol
(AWPP)
Bridging
Forms a wireless mesh network between nodes.
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Designed specifically for a multiradio platform to handle acute environmental
interference as well as self-interference, optimizing
system-level network performance.
●
Dynamically optimizes traffic routes between nodes for high network resiliency
and high system capacity.
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Self-heals from interference or outages, reducing management costs.
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Optimal Parent Selection scans all available channels to ensure that the mesh
optimizes network capacity.
●
Exclusion listing provides exponential backoff and advance intelligence at the
access point to exclude as a parent any access point through which a link to the
controller cannot be established.
●
Bridges remote networks over wireless in a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint
configuration, eliminating leased lines or providing an alternative backhaul.
●
Allows remote peripherals, such as security cameras, to be bridged to the
network.
●
Wireless link-distance adjustment allows the 802.11 protocols to be tuned for
optimal performance over extended bridging distances.
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Data Sheet
Feature Benefit
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Flexible, integrated dual and
single radio options
Standards-based LWAPP
Security
Zero-touch Configuration
deployment
Radio Resource Management
(RRM)
Quality of Service
Guest Access Support for guest user access through a webpage redirect to a login portal or to a
Multiple Broadcast Service Set
Identifiers (BSSIDs)
Web-authentication Interfaces to remediation server to support third-party billing platforms.
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Can be powered over the same cable that provides Ethernet connectivity, simplifying
Ruggedized Enclosure Maximizes network uptime through reliability in severe weather conditions including
Dual-radio option provides separate channels for the mesh infrastructure and
client access, enabling pico-cellular design, minimizing system interference, and
delivering high system capacity.
●
Single-radio option is available for environments that require a single band
solution.
●
Complies with 802.11a and 802.11b/g standards for interoperability with any
Wi-Fi-compliant client.
●
Supports wireless backhaul over the 4.9-GHz band for reduced interference for
public safety licensees,
●
Single, integrated design simplifies deployment and management.
●
Centralizes functions of wireless LANs at Cisco wireless LAN controllers to
enable intelligent, system-level device and RF management, security, and
mobility across and between subnets.
●
Provides a consistent WLAN architecture between indoor and outdoor
deployments.
●
Managed through easy-to-use and intuitive interfaces on Cisco wireless LAN
controllers and Cisco WCS Software.
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X.509 digital certification prevents unauthorized devices from joining the wireless
mesh network.
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Hardware-based AES encrypts access-point-to-access-point traffic to help ensure
privacy.
●
The Cisco wireless LAN controllers define security policy for centralized
applications.
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Supports 802.11i, WPA2, and WPA standard security authentication and
encryption for interoperability with any Wi-Fi-compliant client. Supported EAP
types include SIM, PEAP, TLS, TTLS, and Cisco LEAP.
●
Allows access points to securely join the wireless mesh network without needing
to be configured on site at installation, reducing deployment costs.
●
Simplifies installations of new mesh access point when Bridge Group Names
(BGN) are used.
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Interoperates with software at the controller to create an intelligent RF plane for
self-configuration, self-healing, and self-optimization.
●
Detects interference from existing, unrelated WLAN access points and adjusts the
RF parameters to optimize network performance.
●
Support for 802.11e Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) provides quality of service and
seamless roaming for high-priority traffic such as voice or video.
●
Provides differentiated services for high-priority traffic.
●
Enables public safety and enterprise voice over IP (VoIP) and video applications.
public WLAN services gateway.
16 BSSIDs allow multiple virtual WLANs for different user types such as public
access, municipal services, police, or fire departments as well as enable wholesale
business models.
the need for a nearby AC power source and reducing deployment complexity.
rain, lightning, wind and vibration from storms or road traffic.
Summary
The Cisco Aironet 1500 Series is ideal for outdoor wireless deployments, scaling from enterprise
extensions of indoor wireless LANs to metropolitan-sized deployments. It supports a dual-radio
configuration that enables pico-cellular designs to deliver high system capacity and a single-radio
configuration that supports moderate capacity needs. Cisco’s patent-pending Adaptive Wireless
Path Protocol (AWPP), designed specifically for wireless environments, provides dynamic path
optimization and self-healing capabilities, making the Cisco Aironet 1500 Series easy to use and
minimizing management costs.
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