Mobility Services

Using Mobility Services to Go Beyond Basic Connectivity

With mobility services, wireless LANs are not just another way to connect, but a better way to do business. When wireless LANs are understood not just as a replacement for wired Ethernet access, but as a method to increase profits and improve customer satisfaction, pervasive adoption accelerates. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network is the first solution to provide true mobility services—guest, security, location and voice—that enable business process improvement (Figure 1).

Figure 1. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network Mobility Services Framework

• Guest access service: Allow customers, vendors, and other non-employees to wirelessly access network resources, with privileges based on user type and physical location, without compromising enterprise security.
• Security service: Unify wired and wireless security and ensure network information integrity by enabling location-based authentication and precise detection, identification, and prevention of wireless threats.
• Location service: Quickly locate any Wi-Fi device to support enhanced network security, management, and troubleshooting, as well as enable location-based applications through a rich, open API.
• Voice service: Extend the seamless mobility of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network to enable business communications using Wi-Fi enabled clients and Wi-Fi and cellular compatible smart phones with end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) and manageability.

Market Evolution | A Better Way to do Business | Mobility Services
Gaining a Competitive Edge | Why Pervasive? | Cisco Differentiators