Технические ссылки для Cisco Cisco 4404 Wireless LAN Controller

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Cisco customers are rapidly adopting the Cisco Unified Wireless Network architecture for next 
generation wireless LAN performance and advanced services. This document reviews the fundamental 
architectural concepts and deployment considerations necessary to evaluate and deploy a basic Cisco 
Unified Wireless Network solution. 

 contains important terms and acronyms used in this document:

LWAPP

Lightweight Access Point Protocol—the control and data tunneling 
protocol between access points and wireless LAN controllers. 

Wireless LAN Controller; 
Controller

Cisco device that centralizes and simplifies network management of a 
wireless LAN by collapsing large numbers of managed endpoints into 
a single, unified system, allowing for a unified intelligent information 
wireless LAN network system.

Access  point

An intelligent translational bridge device that provides network access 
to wireless devices. 

Lightweight  access  point

An access point that runs software that allows it to operate in the Cisco 
Unified Wireless Network architecture using LWAPP with a wireless 
LAN controller.

WCS

Wireless control system—the software that manages Cisco wireless 
LAN controllers 

ACS

Access Control Server—Cisco AAA server that typically provides 
RADIUS services for Cisco wireless LANs.