Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration
•If your NWA (in bridge mode) is connected to a wired LAN while communicating with another wireless bridge that is also connected to the same wired LAN.
Figure 87 Bridge Loop: Bridge Connected to Wired LAN
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Ethernet
To prevent bridge loops, ensure that you enable STP in the Wireless screen or your NWA is not set to bridge mode while connected to both wired and wireless segments of the same LAN.
8.5.5 Quality of Service
This section discusses the Quality of Service (QoS) features available on the NWA.
8.5.6 WMM QoS
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WMM QoS prioritizes wireless traffic according to delivery requirements. WMM QoS is a part of the IEEE 802.11e QoS enhancement to certified
On APs without WMM QoS, all traffic streams are given the same access priority to the wireless network. If the introduction of another traffic stream creates a data transmission demand that exceeds the current network capacity, then the new traffic stream reduces the throughput of the other traffic streams.
The NWA uses WMM QoS to prioritize traffic streams according to the IEEE 802.1q tag or DSCP information in each packet’s header. The NWA automatically determines the priority to use for an individual traffic stream. This prevents
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