Controller-Based Wireless LAN Fundamentals: An end-to-end reference guide to design, deploy, manage, and secure 802.11 wireless networks

Abstract

This book focuses on introducing the concepts and reasoning behind controller-based wireless and higher-performance wireless networks. The elements of wireless LAN con-troller (WLC)–based WLANs are introduced, and the goal is to provide an update on many of the fundamentals that have been introduced since the publication of the Cisco Press 802.11 fundamentals book. This book is targeted toward IT engineers who are new to wireless controllers, 802.11n, Wireless Control System (WCS), wireless multicast, and mission-critical wireless networks. This book should be viewed as an introduction to wireless controllers and the knowledge needed to support life cycle design and support of controller-based architectures. Organizations new to wireless controllers and those migrating from legacy wireless networks to controller-based and 802.11n wireless net-works will find this book to be a valuable guide. This book also has a wealth of knowledge gleaned from the authors’ experiences in terms of guidelines, deployments, and configuration of wireless LAN architectures.