Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 13)

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Network traffic optimization protects the network from broadcast storms and minimizes congestion
on the wired network. The access point managed network provides VLAN load balancing, WAN
traffic shaping and optimizations in dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) responses and
Internet group management protocol (IGMP) snooping for multicast traffic flows in wired and
wireless networks. Thus, users benefit from an extremely reliable network that adapts to meet their
needs and delivers mixed-media applications.
Firmware and configuration updates are supported from one access point to another, over the air
or wire, and can be centrally managed by an access point in Virtual Controller AP mode. Controllers
no longer need to push firmware and configurations to individual access point, thus reducing
unnecessary network congestion.