 
 The Cisco Catalyst 9800-L is a fixed wireless controller with seamless software updates for small and midsize enterprises.
Built from the ground up for intent-based networking, the Cisco Catalyst 9800-L brings together Cisco IOS XE Software and Cisco RF excellence to create a best-in-class wireless experience for your evolving and growing organization.
Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller Features
| Chassis Height | One rack-unit (1RU) | ||
| Throughput | 5 Gbps | ||
| Number of APs supported | 250 | ||
| Number of clients supported | 5000 | ||
| Processor | Intel Broadwell-NE DE—8-core, 2 GHz | ||
| Memory Options | 
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| Redundancy, Service Ports | 2x 1GE Cu | ||
| Data Ports | 2x 1G/2.5G/5G/10G Cu (or) 2x 1G/10G Fiber, 4x 1G/2.5G Cu | ||
| Storage Temperature | –13° F to 158° F (–25° C to 70° C) | ||
| Operating Temperature | 32° F to 104° F (0° C to 40° C) 
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| Storage Humidity | 0% to 95% RH non-condensing | ||
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 95% RH non-condensing | ||
| Operational Altitude | 0 to 10,000 ft (3048m) | ||
| Power Adapter | 110W single 12V output adapter (C9800-AC-110W) | 
| Item | Specification | 
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| Wireless | IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11d, WMM/802.11e, 802.11h, 802.11n, 802.11k, 802.11r, 802.11u, 802.11w, 802.11ac Wave1 and Wave2, 802.11ax | 
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| Wired, switching, and routing | IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX specification, 1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-SX, 1000-BASE-LH, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging, IEEE 802.1AX Link Aggregation | 
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| Data Requests For Comments (RFCs) | ● RFC 768 UDP ● RFC 791 IP ● RFC 2460 IPv6 ● RFC 792 ICMP ● RFC 793 TCP ● RFC 826 ARP ● RFC 1122 Requirements for Internet Hosts ● RFC 1519 CIDR ● RFC 1542 BOOTP ● RFC 2131 DHCP ● RFC 5415 CAPWAP Protocol Specification ● RFC 5416 CAPWAP Binding for 802.11 | 
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| Security standards | ● Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) ● IEEE 802.11i (WPA2, RSN) ● Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) ● RFC 1321 MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm ● RFC 1851 ESP Triple DES Transform ● RFC 2104 HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication ● RFC 2246 TLS Protocol Version 1.0 ● RFC 2401 Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol ● RFC 2403 HMAC-MD5-96 within ESP and AH ● RFC 2404 HMAC-SHA-1-96 within ESP and AH ● RFC 2405 ESP DES-CBC Cipher Algorithm with Explicit IV ● RFC 2407 Interpretation for ISAKMP ● RFC 2408 ISAKMP ● RFC 2409 IKE ● RFC 2451 ESP CBC-Mode Cipher Algorithms ● RFC 3280 Internet X.509 PKI Certificate and CRL Profile ● RFC 4347 Datagram Transport Layer Security ● RFC 5246 TLS Protocol Version 1.2 | 
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| Encryption | ● Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) RC4 40, 104 and 128 bits (both static and shared keys) ● Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): Cipher Block Chaining (CBC), Counter with CBC-MAC (CCM), Counter with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol (CCMP) ● Data Encryption Standard (DES): DES-CBC, 3DES ● Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS): RC4 128-bit and RSA 1024- and 2048-bit ● DTLS: AES-CBC ● IPsec: DES-CBC, 3DES, AES-CBC ● 802.1AE MACsec encryption | 
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| Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) | ● IEEE 802.1X ● RFC 2548 Microsoft Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes ● RFC 2716 PPP EAP-TLS ● RFC 2865 RADIUS Authentication ● RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting ● RFC 2867 RADIUS Tunnel Accounting ● RFC 2869 RADIUS Extensions ● RFC 3576 Dynamic Authorization Extensions to RADIUS ● RFC 5176 Dynamic Authorization Extensions to RADIUS ● RFC 3579 RADIUS Support for EAP ● RFC 3580 IEEE 802.1X RADIUS Guidelines ● RFC 3748 Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) ● Web-based authentication ● TACACS support for management users | 
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| Management | ● Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1, v2c, v3 ● RFC 854 Telnet ● RFC 1155 Management Information for TCP/IP-Based Internets ● RFC 1156 MIB ● RFC 1157 SNMP ● RFC 1213 SNMP MIB II ● RFC 1350 TFTP ● RFC 1643 Ethernet MIB ● RFC 2030 SNTP ● RFC 2616 HTTP ● RFC 2665 Ethernet-Like Interface Types MIB ● RFC 2674 Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with Traffic Classes, Multicast Filtering, and Virtual Extensions ● RFC 2819 RMON MIB ● RFC 2863 Interfaces Group MIB ● RFC 3164 Syslog ● RFC 3414 User-Based Security Model (USM) for SNMPv3 ● RFC 3418 MIB for SNMP ● RFC 3636 Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 MAUs ● RFC 4741 Base NETCONF protocol ● RFC 4742 NETCONF over SSH ● RFC 6241 Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) ● RFC 6242 NETCONF over SSH ● RFC 5277 NETCONF event notifications ● RFC 5717 Partial Lock Remote Procedure Call ● RFC 6243 With-Defaults capability for NETCONF ● RFC 6020 YANG ● Cisco private MIBs | 
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| Management interfaces | ● Web-based: HTTP/HTTPS ● Command-line interface: Telnet, Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, serial port ● Cisco Prime Infrastructure | 
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| Environmental conditions supported | Operating temperature: ● 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C) Note: The maximum temperature is derated by 1.0°C for every 1000 ft (305 m) of altitude above sea level. Nonoperating temperature: ● –13° to 158°F (–25° to 70°C) Operating humidity: ● 5% to 95% noncondensing Nonoperating humidity: ● 0% to 95% noncondensing Altitude: ● Operating altitude: 0 to 3000 m (0 to 10,000 ft) ● Nonoperating altitude: 0 to 12,192 m (0 to 40,000 ft.) Electrical input: ● AC input frequency range: 47 to 63 Hz ● AC input range: 90 to 264 VAC Maximum power: ● 9800-L-C max measured power = 86.9W (with 4.5W USB load) ● 9800-L-F max measured power = 84.5W (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load) Maximum heat dissipation: ● 9800-L-C: 296.4 Btu/hr (with 4.5W USB load) ● 9800-L-F: 288.2 Btu/hr (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load) Sound power level measure: ● Normal: 40 dBA at 25C ● Maximum: 42.9 dBA at 40C Power adapter: ● Input power: 100 to 240 VAC; 50/60 Hz | 
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| Regulatory compliance | Safety: ● UL/CSA 60950-1 ● IEC/EN 60950-1 ● AS/NZS 60950.1 ● CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 | 
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| EMC - Emissions: ● FCC 47CFR15 ● AS/NZS CISPR 22 ● CISPR 22 ● EN55022/EN55032 (EMI-1) ● ICES-003 ● VCCI ● KN 32 (EMI-2) ● CNS-13438 | Class A | |
| EMC – Emissions: ● EN61000-3-2 Power Line Harmonics (EMI-3) ● EN61000-3-3 Voltage Changes, Fluctuations, and Flicker (EMI-3) | 
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