Allied Telesis AT-S60 - Manual (Page 410)

AT-S60 Management Software User’s Guide
Section III: Security Features 409
The Authenticator PAE can be configured to request that the Supplicant
PAE reauthenticate itself at a configurable time period. See Figure 142.
During the process of reauthentication, the controlled port remains
authorized until reauthentication fails.
Figure 142 An Authenticator PAE
The Supplicant
PAE
The role of the Supplicant PAE is to communicate the credentials of the
supplicant to the Authenticator PAE when the Authenticator PAE
requests these credentials. The authentication message exchange
between the Supplicant PAE and the Authenticator PAE can be initiated
by the Supplicant PAE.
Physical Port
Controlled Port Uncontrolled Port
Non-EAP PDUs EAP PDUs
LAN
8021X3
MAC Enable/Disable