New features, Ip filtering, Mu rate limiting – Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.0.0.0-35GRN and later) User Manual
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Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Product Reference Guide
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New features
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The two models available to the Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point include:
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BR-7131N-66040-FGR (802.11an and 802.11bgn capable)
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BR-7131N-66040-FWW (802.11an and 802.11bgn capable)
New features
The following features are now available with the introduction of the new 4.0 access point
hardware and firmware baseline:
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IP filtering
IP filtering determines which IP packets are processed normally and which are discarded. If
discarded, the packet is deleted and completely ignored (as if never received). Optionally apply
different criteria to better refine which packets to filter.
IP filtering supports the creation of up to 20 filter rules enforced at layer 3. Once defined (using the
access point’s SNMP, GUI or CLI), filtering rules can be enforced on the access point’s LAN1, LAN2
and WLAN interfaces. An additional default action is also available denying traffic when the filter
rules fail. Lastly, imported and exported configurations retain their defined IP filtering
configurations.
For information on configuring the access point’s IP filtering functionality, see
MU rate limiting
MU rate limiting enables an administrator to determine how much radio bandwidth is allocated to
each MU within any one of the 16 supported WLANs.
Before this 4.0 baseline release, Brocade access points supported bandwidth management on a
per-WLAN basis. Each WLAN could be configured to receive (at most) a certain percentage of the
total available downstream bandwidth. The new rate limiting feature is a replacement of the
bandwidth management feature allowing for better MU radio bandwidth allotments on a per WLAN
basis.
To globally enable or disable the MU rate limit and assess the WLANs in which it’s currently
invoked, see
“Configuring MU rate limiting”
To define the actual MU rate limit (maximum downstream bandwidth allocation in kbps), see