Avaya Wireless AP-3 - Manual (Page 128)

Interfaces
4-40 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide
The Distance Between APs must be set before the Multicast Rate,
because when you select the Distance Between APs, the appropriate
range of Multicast values automatically populates the drop-down menu.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) creates a link between two
802.11b APs over their radio interfaces. This link relays traffic from one
802.11b AP that does not have Ethernet connectivity to a second 802.11b
AP that has Ethernet connectivity. WDS allows you to configure up to six
(6) point-to-point links between Access Points.
In the WDS Example that follows, AP 1 and AP 2 communicate over a
WDS link (represented by the blue line). This link provides Client 1 with
access to network resources even though AP 1 is not directly connected
to the Ethernet network. Packets destined for or sent by the client are
relayed between the Access Points over the WDS link.
1.0 Mbit/s 2.0 Mbits/s 5.5 Mbits/s 11 Mbits/s
Large yes yes
Medium yes yes yes
Small yes yes yes yes
Minicell yes yes yes yes
Microcell yes yes yes yes