6710Access PointUser’sGuide E-1

AppendixE

OWL/IP
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Introduction

Wireless networksmaybeinstalledinenvironmentsthat
aresegmentedbyIProuters.IfOWL/IPisnotenabled,the
presence ofaroutergenerallydefinesthephysical
boundaryofthewireless network.Wireless coveragecanbe
providedbyinstallingmultipleindependentwireless
networks,eachwithitsownLANID, super rootandsetof
wireless stations.Inthisenvironment,stationscanonly
operatewithinthelimitedcoverageareaofitsown network
andcannotroamacross subnetboundaries. OWL/IP
providesthecapabilityofinstallingasingle,extended
wireless systemintheroutedenvironment.
OWL/IPprovides:
"Extensionofthe openwireless LANspanningtree to
includeaccess pointsoperatingondifferentIP
networksorsubnetworks.
"Transparentroamingofwirelessstationsacross router
boundarieswithoutloss ofconnectivity.
"Supportofwireless stationsusingbothIPand
ordinarilynonroutableprotocols.