Hybrid Mesh Topology - Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector 1100 User Manual

Deploying a Smart Mesh Network
Supported Mesh Topologies
Figure 143. Mesh - wireless bridge topology

Hybrid Mesh Topology

A third type of network topology can be configured using the Hybrid Mesh concept.
Ethernet-connected Mesh APs (eMAP) enable the extension of wireless mesh functionality to
a wired LAN segment. An eMAP is a special kind of Mesh AP that uses a wired Ethernet link as
its uplink rather than wireless. An eMAP is not considered a Root AP, despite the fact that it
discovers ZoneDirector through its Ethernet port.
Multiple eMAPs can be connected to a single Mesh AP to, for example, bridge a wired LAN
segment inside a building to a wireless mesh outdoors.
In designing a mesh network, connecting an eMAP to a Mesh AP extends the Smart Mesh
network without expending a wireless hop, and can be set on a different channel to take
advantage of spectrum reuse.
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