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Software overview
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The maximum number of WLANs per switch
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The maximum number of Access Ports adopted per switch
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The maximum number of MUs per switch
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The maximum number of MUs per Access Port.
The actual number of Access Ports adoptable by a switch is defined by the switch licenses or the
total licenses in the cluster in which this switch is a member.
AP and MU load balancing
Fine tune a network to evenly distribute data and/or processing across available resources. Refer
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MU balancing across multiple APs
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AP balancing across multiple switches
MU balancing across multiple APs
Per the 802.11 standard, AP and MU association is a process conducted independently of the
switch. 802.11 provides message elements used by the MU firmware to influence roaming
decisions. The switch implements the following MU load balancing techniques:
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802.11e admission control — 1 byte: channel utilization % and 1 byte: MU count is sent in
QBSS Load Element in beacons to MU.
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Load balancing element — 2 byte: MU Count are sent in beacon to MU.
AP balancing across multiple switches
At adoption, the AP solicits and receives multiple adoption responses from the switches on the
network. These adoption responses contain preference and loading information the AP uses to
select the optimum switch to be adopted by. Use this mechanism to define which APs are adopted
by which switches. By default, the adoption algorithm generally distributes AP adoption evenly
among the switches available.
NOTE
Port adoption per switch is determined by the number of licenses acquired.
For more information on Access Port adoption in a layer 3 environment, see
Wireless roaming
The following types of wireless roaming are supported by the switch:
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