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Configuring a Wireless Backhaul
This chapter explains how to set up a wireless distribution system to cover a large area with limited
wired network connectivity. It covers the following topics:
• Introduction
• Use of Radios for Backhaul
• Wireless Backhaul Security
• Non-Wired or “Pseudo-Wired” Backhaul Configurations
• Setting Up a Wireless Backhaul
Introduction
In a typical wireless backhaul configuration, some APs connect directly to the wired network, while
others relay wireless signals from clients to the APs connected to the wired network. Wireless
backhaul interconnects multiple Airgo Access Points to form a wireless distribution system in
which an 802.11 network covers large areas, such as a campus or open area with relatively few
wired access points (Figure 96).
Figure 96: Wireless Backhaul Network
Applications of wireless backhaul include building-to-building bridging and 802.11b traffic
aggregation. Support for wireless backhaul includes bridge creation, instantiation of logical bridge
A0007B
Wireless Backhaul =
10/100 Switched Ethernet