Until the 5760s can be fully managed by PI and achieve feature parity with the 5508s, I'd stay away. They still feel half-baked to me...
Lee H. Badman Network Architect/Wireless TME ITS, Syracuse University 315.443.3003 ________________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <[email protected]> on behalf of Christina Klam <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] 5508 or 3850 All, I am trying to put together a large purchase. Cisco has some nice bundles but we are trying to determine if they are right for us. A big issue is the divergent paths Cisco is taking on wireless. Should we invest in a pair of 5508 which may be good for a 3-4 years? Or, should we jump into the Converged world of 3850s and 5760s? What will I be losing by moving off of the 5508/WiSM2s? I have read that clients cannot seamlessly roam between APs on different platforms. Is that still true? We have a layer 2 design so clients will be keeping their IP addresses. But, what happens to the 802.1X authentication? If clients have to re-authenticate as they move from AP-converged to AP-AireOS, that can be a problem for the areas where the two overlap. Thank you for your help, -- Christina Christina Klam Network Engineer Institute for Advanced Study Email: [email protected] Einstein Drive Telephone: 609-734-8154 Princeton, NJ 08540 Fax: 609-951-4418 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
