Glossary - Extreme Networks Summit WM Technical Reference Manual

Glossary

AAA
ACS
AP
AS
ATPC
AU
Authentication server
authenticator
CDR
Cell
CLI
CTP
dB
dBm
DRM
EAP
EAPOL
EAP-PEAP
Summit WM Technical Reference GuideSoftware Version 5.1
Authentication, Authentication, Accounting
Auto Channel Selection
Access point (also referred to as Wireless AP)
Authentication Server
Automatic Tx Power Control
Authentication
Entity that provides an authentication service to an authenticator. Typically, a
RADIUS server operates as an authentication server, with RADIUS acting as
a transport for EAP from the authenticator to the authentication server.
Facilitates the authentication and granting of service to a supplicant.
Typically, an authenticator transposes an EAP conversation from supplicant
to authentication server. An authenticator is usually an EAP conduit, but is
aware of the conversation.
Call Detail Record
RF coverage area provided by Summit WM Access Point or an Access Point
Command Line Interface
CAPWAP Tunneling Protocol
A ratio of two power levels P1 and P2 expressed on a logarithmic scale
10*log10(P1/P2)
Power level P expressed as dB vs 1mW, i.e. 10*log10(P/1mW)
Dynamic Radio Management
Extensible Authentication Protocol
Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN. Primarily, IEEE 802.1X is an
encapsulation definition for EAP over IEEE 802 media.The key protocol for
the transport of an end-to-end EAP conversation via IEEE 802 media between
a supplicant and an authenticator.
Remove the burden of client certificates since only the server needs to have a
certificate. For client authentication, instead of certificate based, allows an
extensible set of authentication such as MD5, CHAP or MS-CHAP v2. Uses
EAP-TLS to establish a secure channel before authentication challenge is
used.
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