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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Access Point will not forward the packet to the wireless mobile clients.
The SpaceLink™ Access Point applies the same principles to determine if
a packet received over its radio should be forwarded to the Ethernet network.
The SpaceLink™ Access Point forwards all broadcast packets to wireless
mobile clients. Given this, the SpaceLink™ Access Point can only support
a limited amount of network traffic. It is recommended that you only use
the SpaceLink™ Access Point on networks that contain less than 512 nodes.
The number of wireless mobile clients that can be supported by the
SpaceLink™ Access Point depends on the amount of information that each
client exchanges with the network. Therefore, the number of clients that
can be supported by one SpaceLink™ Access Point will vary based on the
applications in use and how frequently network information is accessed.
Roaming Between SpaceLink™ Access Points
If there are multiple SpaceLink™ Access Points on the network, then a
wireless mobile client may seamlessly roam from one SpaceLink™ Access
Point to another.
Each SpaceLink™ Access Point creates its own wireless cell or coverage
area. This is also known as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Any wireless mobile
client can communicate with a particular SpaceLink™ Access Point if it is
within the SpaceLink™ Access Point's coverage area.
If the cells of multiple SpaceLink™ Access Points overlap, then the wireless
mobile client may switch from one SpaceLink™ Access Point to another
as it travels throughout the facility. During the hand-off from one
SpaceLink™ Access Point to another, the wireless mobile client maintains
an uninterrupted connection to the network. This is known as "roaming."
Multiple SpaceLink™ Access Points connected to a common Ethernet
network form an Extended Service Set (ESS). All members of an Extended
Service Set are configured with an ID, known as the SSID or ESSID.
Wireless mobile clients must be configured with the same SSID as the
SpaceLink™ Access Points on the network; a client can only roam between
SpaceLink™ Access Points that share the same SSID.
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