Wireless Infrastructure With Workstations Accessing A Wired Lan - Cisco AIR-PCM342 Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 1 Product Overview
Wireless Infrastructure with Workstations Accessing
a Wired LAN
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A microcellular network can be created by placing two or more Access Points on
a LAN. Figure 1-2 shows a microcellular network with workstations accessing a
wired LAN through several Access Points.
This configuration is useful with portable or mobile stations because it allows
them to be directly connected to the wired network even while moving from one
microcell domain to another. This process is transparent, and the connection to the
file server or host is maintained without disruption. The mobile station stays
connected to an Access Point as long as it can. However, once the transfer of data
packets needs to be retried or beacons are missed, the station automatically
searches for and associates to another Access Point. This process is referred to as
seamless roaming.
Figure 1-2

Wireless Infrastructure with Workstations Accessing a Wired LAN

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(Root Unit)
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