Руководство По Проектированию для Cisco Cisco Aironet 1522 Lightweight Outdoor Mesh Access Point
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Mesh Network Components
Mesh Network Components
The Cisco wireless mesh network has four core components:
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Cisco Aironet 1500 series mesh access points
Note
Cisco Aironet 1505 and 1510 mesh access points are not supported because of their
End-of-Life status.
End-of-Life status.
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Cisco wireless LAN controller (hereafter referred to as controller)
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Cisco WCS
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Mesh software architecture
Note
From the 7.0.116.0 release and later releases, the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) is
rebranded as the Cisco Network Control System (NCS).
rebranded as the Cisco Network Control System (NCS).
Mesh Access Points
This section includes the following topics:
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Licensing for Mesh Access Points on a 5500 Series Controller
To use both mesh and nonmesh access points with a Cisco 5500 Series Controller, only the base license
(LIC-CT5508-X) is required from the 7.0 release and later releases. For more information about
obtaining and installing licenses, see Chapter 4 of the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration
Guide, Release 7.2 at the following URL:
(LIC-CT5508-X) is required from the 7.0 release and later releases. For more information about
obtaining and installing licenses, see Chapter 4 of the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration
Guide, Release 7.2 at the following URL:
Access Point Roles
Access points within a mesh network operate in one of the following two ways:
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Root access point (RAP)
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Mesh access point (MAP)