User`s guide

Introduction
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Parent/Child Node – Refers to the relationships between
nodes in the wireless infrastructure. The complete set of
relationships is sometimes described as a Network Tree.
For example, the Aironet Bridge (at the top of the tree)
would be the parent of the end nodes. Conversely, the end
nodes would be the children of the Aironet Bridge.
Association – Each root unit or repeater in the
infrastructure contains an association table that controls
the routing of packets between the Bridge and the wireless
infrastructure. The association table maintains entries for
all the nodes situated below the Aironet Bridge on the
infrastructure including repeaters and radio nodes.