3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A - Manual (Page 177)

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MAPs contain radios that provide networking between your wired
network and IEEE 802.11 wireless users. A MAP connects to the wired
network through a 10/100 Ethernet link and connects to wireless users
through radio signals.
MAP Overview Figure 8 shows an example of a 3Com network containing MAPs and WX
switches. A MAP can be directly connected to a WX switch port or
indirectly connected to a WX switch through a Layer 2 or IPv4 Layer 3
network. For redundancy, a MAP can have one of the following
combinations of multiple connections:
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Two direct connections to a single WX or two WX switches
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Up to four indirect connections to WX switches through intermediate
Layer 2 or Layer 3 networks
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One direct connection to a WX and up to three indirect connections
to WX switches through intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 networks