H3C Technologies H3C WX3000E Series Wireless Switches - Manual (Page 452)

431
Configuring mesh services
Support for mesh services depends on the device model. For more information, see " About the H3C
Access Controllers Web-Based Configuration Guide ."
A WLAN mesh network allows for wireless connections between APs, making the WLAN more mobile
and flexible. Also, you can establish multi-hop wireless links between APs. In these ways, a WLAN mesh
network differs from a traditional WLAN.
Mesh overview
Basic concepts in WLAN mesh
Figure 454 Typical WLAN mesh network
As shown in Figure 175 , the concepts involved in WLAN mesh are described below.
Concept Description
Access controller (AC) Device that controls and manages all the APs in the WLAN.
Mesh point (MP)
Wireless AP that connects to a mesh portal point (MPP) through a
wireless connection but cannot have any client attached.
Mesh access point (MAP) AP providing the mesh service and the access service concurrently.
Mesh portal point (MPP) Wireless AP that connects to an AC through a wired connection.
Mesh link Wireless link between MPs.
AC
Client
MAP
MAP MAP
MAP
MP
MP
MP
MPP
WLAN mesh network
Client Client
Client