Network Configuration; Figure 2. W-Ep Network Configuration - Samsung WEC8500 Operation Manual

Network Configuration

The network configuration of Samsung W-EP solution that includes APC is shown below.
Figure 2. W-EP Network Configuration
WEC8050/WEC8
500
IP-PBX
As an enterprise call manager, it is a switch required to provide the Fixed Mobile
Convergence (FMC) function to a wireless terminal (optional).
APC (WEC8500/WEC8050)
The APC manages all the W-EP wireless LAN APs installed in an enterprise
communication environment and it also manages user information and traffics.
Because the W-EP wireless LAN network configuration uses a centralized structure
where all the wireless user traffics are in tunnelling through the APC, the APC is one of
the most important elements related to traffic management and throughput in the W-EP
environment.
An APC is typically installed at a position where it can be connected to a backbone switch,
core switch or router in a network. It controls the W-EP wireless LAN AP and provides
handover, QoS, and security/authentication functions.
WEM
In the W-EP wireless LAN environment, various services are provided through a complex
network configuration. As many users are involved, its management is complex and
difficult. A normal network administrator can hardly handle any problematic issue as well
as a normal management task. The WEM is a Network Management System (NMS) that
efficiently manages this kind of W-EP wireless LAN network and service environment.
It manages a WLAN network, retrieves and configures the status of APC or W-EP wireless
LAN AP.
WEC8500/WEC8050 (APC) Operation Manual v10.1
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