Mesh Deployment Modes; Wireless Mesh Network - Cisco aironet 1522 Design And Deployment Manual

With Cisco WCS, network administrators have a solution for RF prediction, policy provisioning,
network optimization, troubleshooting, user tracking, security monitoring, and wireless LAN systems
management. Graphical interfaces make wireless LAN deployment and operations simple and
cost-effective. Detailed trending and analysis reports make Cisco WCS vital to ongoing network
operations.
Cisco WCS runs on a server platform with an embedded database. This provides scalability necessary to
manage to allow hundreds of controllers and thousands of Cisco mesh access points to be managed.
Controllers can be located on the same LAN as Cisco WCS, on separate routed subnets, or across a
wide-area connection.
Multiple, geographically dispersed Cisco WCS management platforms can be cost-effectively and easily
managed by the Cisco WCS Navigator. Cisco WCS Navigator supports up to 20 Cisco WCS management
platforms with manageability of up to 30,000 mesh access points from a single management console.
Together, Cisco WCS and Cisco WCS Navigator provide a wireless LAN management solution for even
the largest enterprise environments and outdoor deployments.
Figure 14
Figure 14
4400 Controller
Switch

Mesh Deployment Modes

Mesh access points support multiple deployment modes, including the following:
•
•

Wireless Mesh Network

In a Cisco wireless outdoor mesh network, multiple mesh access points comprise a network that provides
secure, scalable outdoor wireless LANs.
deployment composed of mesh access point (MAPs and RAPs), controllers and Cisco WCS.
Cisco Aironet 1520, 1130, 1240 Series Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 6.0
OL-20213-01
shows the interconnections between the controllers, Cisco WCS, and AP1520s.
Interconnections to the Solution
802.1q Trunk
Wireless mesh
WLAN backhaul
RAP
MAP
Figure 15 shows an example of a simple mesh network
Mesh Network Components
27