Chapter 27. Analyzing Cisco Wireless Architectures

This chapter covers the following exam topics:

2.0 Network Access

2.6 Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes

In Chapter 26, “Fundamentals of Wireless Networks,” you learned about how a single access point (AP) can provide a basic service set (BSS) for a cell area and how multiple APs can be connected to form an extended service set (ESS) for a larger network. In this chapter, you learn more about different approaches or architectures that allow APs to be networked together for an enterprise. You also learn how some architectures are more scalable than others and how to manage each type of wireless network architecture.

As you work through this chapter, think about how each architecture ...

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