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Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network (SWAN) Implementation Guide
Acroymns and Terms
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Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network (SWAN) Implementation Guide
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Acroymns and Terms
Table 1 Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions
Term Definition
Cisco SWAN Cisco Structured Wireless Aware Network—Cisco’s
framework for delivering integrated wired and wireless LAN
networks.
WDS Wireless Domain Service — Cisco IOS software functionality
enabling advanced Cisco SWAN functionality.
WLCCP Wireless LAN Context Control Protocol —A Cisco-defined
control protocol for Cisco SWAN.
RM Radio Management — Access points participating in radio
management scan the radio environment and send reports to
the WDS device on such radio information as potential rogue
access points, associated clients, client signal strengths, and
the radio signals from other access points.
AAA Authentication Authorization and Accounting — A common
acronym used to describe secure network access services.
CiscoWorks WLSE CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine — A component
of the Cisco SWAN framework that provides many features for
managing the wireless LAN, including making configuration
changes, providing reports, collecting radio monitoring and
management information, and performing device discovery.
ACS CiscoSecure Access Control Server — An optional AAA
product from Cisco that is often used with the Cisco SWAN
framework.
WLSM Wireless LAN Service Module — A service module
component of the Cisco SWAN framework. The WLSM is a
member of the Catalyst 6500 service module family that
enables the Cisco SWAN switch-based WDS architecture.
Client A wireless end-user device such as a laptop computer, PDA, or
wireless IP phone.
MN Mobile Node — In Cisco SWAN framework terminology, a
mobile node is a valid, authenticated wireless client device.
Infrastructure Access
Point
In the Cisco SWAN framework, an infrastructure access point
is an access point that is registered with a WDS-host device
and can deliver Cisco SWAN functionality.
WLAN Control Domain A WLAN control domain consists of a WDS-host device, its
registered infrastructure access points, and all of its mobile
nodes.
WDS Host An IOS-based Cisco device hosting WDS that is either a Cisco
Aironet Access Point or the WLSM.