Alvarion BreezeACCESS VL 5.4 System Manual page 83

Operation and Administration
NOTE:
There is no aging algorithm for associated SUs. An SU is only removed from the list of
associated SUs under the following conditions:
a. A SNAP frame is received from another AU indicating that the SU is now associated with
the other AU.
b. The SU failed to respond to a certain number of consecutive frames transmitted by the
AU and is considered to have "aged out".
The aging time specified for entries in these tables. The aging time
for Bridging Info is as specified by the Bridge Aging Time
parameter. The default is 300 seconds. There is no aging time for
Association Info entries.
The maximum number of entries permitted for these tables, which
are 1019 for Bridging Info and as specified by the Maximum
Number of Associations parameter for Association Info. The default
value of the Maximum Number of Associations parameter is 512.
♦ Display Association Info: Displays information regarding the
Subscriber Units associated with the AU. Each list entry includes the
following information:
The MAC Address of the associated Subscriber Unit
The value configured for the Maximum Data Rate parameter of the
Subscriber Unit
The Status of the Subscriber Unit. There are three options:
a. Associated
b. Authenticated
c. Not Authenticated (a temporary status)
Message
SU Status: Scanning
A Beacon with correct ESSID
SU Status: Synchronized
Authentication Request
Challenge Text
Challenge Text Encrypted
Authentication Successful
SU Status: Authenticated
Association Request
Association Successful
SU Status: Associated
ACK
Data Traffic
The SNR measured at the SU
Direction Status in AU
AU → SU -
SU → AU Not Authenticated
AU → SU
Not Authenticated
SU → AU
Not Authenticated
AU → SU
Authenticated
SU → AU
Authenticated
AU → SU
Associated
SU → AU Associated
SU ↔ AU Associated
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