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AP MAC Functions |
WLC MAC Functions |
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Beacons and probe responses |
Authentication |
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Packet acknowledgements and retransmissions |
Association and re-association of roaming clients |
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Frame queueing and packet prioritization |
Frame translation to other protocols |
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MAC layer data encryption and decryption |
Termination of 802.11 traffic on a wired interface |
CAPWAP splits the OSI Layer 2 Mac functions into 2 channels
1) AP MAC
2) WLC MAC
Each channel supports different functions as identified in the chart