RFC 5412 on Lightweight Access Point Protocol

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        RFC 5412

        Title:      Lightweight Access Point Protocol 
        Author:     P. Calhoun, R. Suri,
                    N. Cam Winget, M. Williams,
                    S. Hares, B. O'Hara,
                    S. Kelly
        Status:     Historic
        Date:       February 2010
        Mailbox:    pcalhoun@cisco.com, 
                    rsuri@cisco.com, 
                    ncamwing@cisco.com,  gwhiz@gwhiz.com, 
                    shares@ndzh.com,  bob.ohara@computer.org, 
                    scott@hyperthought.com
        Pages:      125
        Characters: 262297
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ohara-capwap-lwapp-04.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5412.txt

In recent years, there has been a shift in wireless LAN (WLAN) product
architectures from autonomous access points to centralized control of
lightweight access points.  The general goal has been to move most
of the traditional wireless functionality such as access control
(user authentication and authorization), mobility, and radio
management out of the access point into a centralized controller.

The IETF's CAPWAP (Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points)
WG has identified that a standards-based protocol is necessary between
a wireless Access Controller and Wireless Termination Points (the
latter are also commonly referred to as Lightweight Access Points).
This specification defines the Lightweight Access Point Protocol
(LWAPP), which addresses the CAPWAP's (Control and Provisioning of
Wireless Access Points) protocol requirements.  Although the LWAPP
protocol is designed to be flexible enough to be used for a variety of
wireless technologies, this specific document describes the base
protocol and an extension that allows it to be used with the IEEE's
802.11 wireless LAN protocol.  This document defines a Historic Document
for the Internet community.

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