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Overview of the Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software solution
SLP (Service Location Protocol)
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Figure 2 Siemens solution
As illustrated in Figure 2, the HiPath Wireless Controller appears to the existing network as if it
were an access point, but in fact one HiPath Wireless Controller controls many Wireless APs.
The HiPath Wireless Controller has built-in capabilities to recognize and manage the Wireless
APs. The HiPath Wireless Controller:
Activates the Wireless APs
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Enables Wireless APs to receive wireless traffic from wireless devices
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Processes the data traffic from the Wireless APs
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Forwards or routes the processed data traffic out to the network
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Authenticates requests and applies access policies
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Simplifying the Wireless APs makes them cost-effective, easy to manage, and easy to deploy.
Putting control on an intelligent centralized HiPath Wireless Controller enables:
Centralized configuration, management, reporting, and maintenance
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High security
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Flexibility to suit enterprise
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Scalable and resilient deployments with a few HiPath Wireless Controllers controlling
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hundreds of Wireless APs
A31003-W1040-U101-1-7619, July 2006 DRAFT
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V4.0, C10/C100/C1000 User Guide
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Elements of the solution
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