Cisco Part Number: CW9800H2 is a Cisco Catalyst CW9800H2 Wireless Controller
The Cisco Catalyst CW9800H2 Wireless Controller is a high-performance, energy-efficient wireless LAN controller designed for large campus deployments requiring fast wireless connections. Key features and specifications include:
- Performance and Capacity: Supports up to 6000 access points and 64,000 clients with up to 100 Gbps maximum throughput.
- Uplink Ports: Equipped with 8x1-GE or 10-GE ports and 2x40-GE uplink ports to meet high throughput demands, especially for 6 GHz wireless technology.
- Design: Compact single rack unit (1RU) form factor for flexible data center deployment.
- Power Efficiency: Offers up to 36% increased performance and consumes up to 40% less power compared to the Catalyst 9800-80.
- Security: Includes features such as Secure Boot, runtime defenses, image signing, integrity verification, hardware authenticity, and support for WPA3 and beyond. It also supports hardware cryptographic offload to maintain performance during encryption.
- High Availability: Supports seamless software updates with hot patching, Stateful Switchover (SSO) with 1:1 active standby, and N+1 redundancy to ensure network uptime during planned and unplanned events.
- Programmability and Automation: Built on Cisco IOS XE with open programmable APIs and model-driven streaming telemetry for automation from day-0 to day-N operations.
- Additional Features:
- Cisco User Defined Network Plus for user-controlled wireless network partitions.
- Application hosting support for Cisco IOx applications and third-party containerized applications.
- Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst Wireless (available in future software releases) for unified infrastructure view and troubleshooting.
- Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) for zero downtime during software updates.
Physical Dimensions:
- Width: 17.5 inches (44.45 cm)
- Depth: 19.87 inches (50.47 cm)
- Height: 1.73 inches (4.39 cm)
- Weight: Approximately 20.5 lb (9.3 kg)
Ordering Information:
- Base and HA SKU: CW9800H2
- Power Supplies: Cisco 750W AC (PWR-CH1-750WACR) or 950W DC (PWR-CH1-950WDCR)
- Rack Mount Kit: A1K-1RU-REAR=
The main difference between the CW9800H1 and CW9800H2 models is the uplink configuration: CW9800H1 has 4 x 25 Gbps uplinks, while CW9800H2 has 2 x 40 Gbps uplinks.
This controller is engineered to handle the evolving demands of modern wireless networks, including support for Wi-Fi 6/6E, IoT, cloud applications, and smart workplaces, while providing robust security, high availability, and programmability for efficient network management and operation
