CISCO 9105AXI Sensor Connect for IoT Services User Guide
Introduction to Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services
The Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services solution enables delivery of advanced BLE capabilities over Cisco Catalyst Wireless infrastructure. The key component of this solution is the IoT Orchestrator which is a Cisco IOx application that can be deployed on any existing Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller platforms running software version Cisco IOS-XE 17.15.1 and later. With the Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services solution, you have capabilities to securely onboard and control BLE devices, and consume data telemetry using the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT).
Release History
| Date | Description |
| April 1, 2025 | Release 1.1 is the first release for general availability. |
Supported Licenses
- Cisco Spaces Smart Operation
- Cisco Spaces ACT
- Cisco Spaces Unlimited
- Cisco Wireless Advantage
System Configuration
The following Cisco APs are supported in this release.
Supported Access Points
Table 1. Supported Access Points
| AP Model | Scan Mode | Transmission Mode | Dual Mode (Scan and Transmit Mode) | BLE Device Connection without Pairing | BLE Device Connection with Pairing | Maximum Concurrent BLE Device Connection Limit |
| Cisco Catalyst 9105AXI or9105AXITwith VID 02 and lower | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9105AXI or9105AXITwith VID 03 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9105AXW or9105AXWITwith VID 01 and lower | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9105AXW or9105AXWITwith VID 02 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9115AX | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | NA |
| Cisco Catalyst 9120AX with VID 06 and lower | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9130AX with VID 02 and lower | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9120AX with VID 07 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9124AX with VID 03 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9130AX with VID 03 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9136 (I) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9162 (I) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9164 (I) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Catalyst 9166 (I) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Wireless 9172 (I)[From Cisco IOS XE 17.15.3] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Wireless 9172 (H)[From Cisco IOS XE 17.17.1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Wireless 9176 (I/D1)Series Wi-Fi 7 Access Points | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Cisco Wireless 9178 (I)Series Wi-Fi 7 Access Points | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
Note:
- Cisco Catalyst 9115 AP is supported with Sensor Connect for IoT Services feature for scanning and advertising. Cisco does not recommend using this AP model for delivering high density, latency sensitive, or mission critical BLE use cases due to known hardware performance limitations.
- For information on the VIDs for the access points, see the How to Identify Affected Products section in the Field Notice.
Supported Platforms
- Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller
- Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller
- Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless Controller
- Cisco Catalyst CW9800M Wireless Controller
- Cisco Catalyst CW9800H1 and CW9800H2 Wireless Controllers
Software Features
New Software Features 1.1
| Feature | Description |
| Support for MQTT Message Batching | To improve network efficiency and achieve high MQTT throughput in scale scenarios, the IoT Orchestrator application supports MQTT message batching. As a result, a new protosun message called Data Batch has been introduced. It acts as a wrapper for multiple data subscription messages, and each Data Batch message can contain multiple Data Subscription messages. The partner application that consumes MQTT messages from the IoT Orchestrator must update the data application protocol buffer from the Pre- GA Release prototype to the GA Release prototype. For information on the Data Application Protocol Buffer (Pre-GA Release), see the https://github.com/ietf-wg-asdf/asdf-nipc/blob/nipc-asdf– 01/proto/data_ app. proto. For information on the Data Application Protocol Buffer (GA Release), see the https://github.com/ietf-wg-asdf/asdf-nipc/blob/cisco-iot-orchestrator–1.1/proto/data_app.proto. |
| Support for Multiple MQTT Data Receivers with Shared Subscriptions | A Shared Subscription is a feature in MQTT that allows multiple clients (subscribers) to share the workload of receiving messages from a single topic. It also helps achieve high MQTT throughput by preventing a single subscriber client from becoming a bottleneck. For more information, see the Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Programmability Guide. |
| Support for Application Events | Application events apply to use cases that require BLE device connection. If a BLE device is connected and any of the following scenarios occur:
Then the partner application must register for the application_ events topic to receive notifications such as Application Restarted or Application Stopped. For more information, see the Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Programmability Guide. |
Release Image
Download the IoT Orchestrator (Spaces Orchestrator Software) image that will be posted in the following page:
https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286323456/type
For more information about the Sensor Connect for IoT Services, see the Related Content.
For further help, you can reach out to Cisco TAC.
Issues
Open Issues for Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services 1.1
Click the bug ID to access the Bug Search Tool and see additional information about the bug.
| Bug ID | Headline |
| CSCwh56683 | The BLE module of the AP experiences a memory leak when switching from Spaces Sensor Connect for IoT Services (IoT Orchestrator) to the Cisco Spaces Connector setup |
| CSCwo00821 | The IoT Orchestrator application fails to start after upgrading or reloading the system Note: This bug affects only the C9800-L model and is intermittent occurring infrequently. |
| CSCwo08759 | The GRPC connection status on AP is not reported correctly to the wireless controller after a sudden flap of the AP uplink even though the connection is up from the AP |
| CSCwo66172 | Application Hosting Conflict: Guest Shell and IoT Orchestrator co-existence issue in Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller |
| CSCwo66956 | Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller may crash if more than 6 Virtual Port Group interfaces are configured |
| CSCwo52685 | The GRPC connection status on AP is not reported correctly to the wireless controller after a switchover or full stack reload |
Resolved Issues for Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services 1.1
| Bug ID | Headline |
| CSCwi77016 | The IoT Services page in the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controller becomes stuck while attempting to stop the IoT Orchestrator, if the application stopped using the CLI commands |
| Document Title | Description |
| Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Quick Start Guide | Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Quick Start documentation |
| Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Configuration Guide | Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Configuration documentation |
| Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Programmability Guide | Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Programmability documentation |
| Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Online Help | Cisco Sensor Connect for IoT Services Online Help documentation |
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