Chapter 1. Access Point Controller System Overview - Samsung WEC8500 Operation Manual

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CHAPTER 1.
System Overview
1.1 APC Overview
The Samsung Access Pointer Controller (APC) comprehensively manages the user
information and traffics while managing an Access Point (AP), i.e. a device that provides
wireless connection service for a user terminal in a Wi-Fi environment. There are two types
depending on the AP capacity; WEC8500 and WEC8050. It comprehensively manages all
the APs and provides services in a wireless LAN environment. Because AP and APC are
connected in tunneling, all the user traffics are exchanged and processed.
The APC is typically installed at a position where it can be connected to a backbone switch,
core switch or router in a network of enterprise environment and it controls a wireless LAN
AP and provides the functions for Wireless LAN (WLAN) services such as handover and
QoS, security/authentication, etc. The Samsung WEC8500 provides its services up to 500
APs. It can provide its services up to 10,000 connected user devices. Meanwhile, the
WEC8050 can accommodate maximum 75 APs and provides the service to maximum 1500
user devices.
The APC provides a WLAN network environment through AP management and also
provides various communication services required by enterprise customers in a wireless
environment by interoperating with other enterprise solutions. It provides Wireless
Enterprise (W-EP) solution in an enterprise environment by making the collaboration
applications such as telephone, message, or communicator, etc., that has been used in a
legacy wire environment, be able to be used in a wireless terminal such as smart phone,
tablet PC, or notebook.
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