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The service port is mainly intended for out-of-band management and troubleshooting of the WLC, rather than normal client traffic. It’s useful to keep it on a separate management network/VLAN so you can still access the controller if the normal manage...
I had the same confusion when first working with the WLC 5508. A simple explanation of what the service port is used for and how it differs from the management interface would be really helpful.