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Chapter 5 HiveOS
You can deploy a single HiveAP and it will provide wireless access as an autonomous AP (access point). However, if
you deploy two or more HiveAPs in a hive, you can provide superior wireless access with many benefits. A hive is a
set of HiveAPs that exchange information with each other over a layer-2 switched network to form a collaborative
whole (see
Figure
1). Through coordinated actions based on shared information, hive members can provide the
following services that autonomous APs cannot:
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Consistent QoS (quality of service) policy enforcement across all hive members
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Coordinated and predictive wireless access control that provides fast roaming to clients moving from one hive
member to another
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Best-path routing for optimized data forwarding
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Automatic radio frequency and power selection
Figure 1 HiveAPs in a Hive
Wired or Wireless Hive Communications (Backhaul)
Wireless Network Access Connections
Wired Ethernet Network Connections
Wireless Clients
Deployment Guide
Not shown: Switches for wired backhaul
connections and the portal link to the wired network.
Hive Members
Wireless Clients
Hive
Wireless Clients
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