Colubris MultiService Controllers (MSCs) are the central nervous system in the Colubris Intelligent Mobility System (CIMS), controlling the operation of intelligent access points distributed throughout a wireless zone, building or campus. MSCs deliver a range of services to wireless client devices and ensure consistent quality and security as clients roam throughout the network. With plug-and-play capabilities, they simplify WLAN deployment and minimize network operations costs.

MSCs compose the control plane in a Colubris TriPlane™ architecture, centrally controlling a network of hundreds of multiservice access points per MSC. The architecture offers all the benefits of centralized management and control without the traditional penalty of centralized switching, thus reducing backbone traffic by as much as 98% when compared with other WLAN solutions. By leveraging intelligence distributed in MSCs and other system elements, CIMS optimizes performance, mobility and migration to new wireless standards and technologies.

The Colubris Operating System (COS) embedded in all MSCs works with other CIMS components to create Virtual Service Communities (VSCs) – discrete groups of network users with assigned service policies. COS provides VSC users with access to one or more applications that share a common set of QoS and security policies. Once installed, Colubris MSCs can easily be upgraded via software to take advantage of new COS features.

CIMS is a modular system offering unrivaled scalability. Any number of 5000 Series Controllers can be deployed in a network, controlling up to 200 MultiService Access Points (MAPs), which, in turn, can be clustered to facilitate management and ensure seamless service. The 5000 Series Controllers feature full IP routing and network services that enable them to connect directly to a cable or DSL modem and provide a turnkey remote site networking solution. Colubris' Network Management System (NMS) provides a single, centralized system for managing your entire WLAN as an integrated whole, whether it consists of a single controller and a handful of access points, or literally thousands of controllers and tens of thousands of access points.