Specifications

RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide F-1
F
Dual-Homing (RBT-1602 Access Point Only)
Thischapteronlyappliestothe RBT‐1602AccessPoint.
Resiliency and Dual-Homing Options
TheRBT‐1602cansupportawidevarietyofresiliencyoptions.RedundancyforPoE,fordatalink
connectionsandforRoamaboutswitchservicescanbeprovidedtotheRBT‐1602.
•PoEredundancy—YoucanprovidePoEredundancybyconnectingbothportstoPoEsources .
PoEcancomefromaPoEinjector.Dual
‐homingsupportforPoEisautomaticallyenabled
whenyouconnectbothAPEthernetports.
•Dual‐homingsupportfordatalinkredundancyisautomaticallyenabled whenyouconnect
bothRoamAboutSwitchEthernetports.
•RoamAboutSwitchredundancy—YoucanprovideredundancyofRoamAboutSwitchby
configuringaDistributedAPconfigurationontwoormore
indirectlyconnectedRoamAbout
Switches.
Bias
OnaRoamAboutSwitch,configurationsforAPshaveabias(loworhigh)associatedwiththem.
Thedefaultishigh.ARoamAboutSwitchwithhighbiasforanAPispreferredoveran
RoamAboutSwitchwithlowbiasfortheAP.
Ifmorethanoneswitchhas highbias,orthe
biasforallconnectionsisthesame,theswitchthat
hasthegreatestcapacitytoaddmoreactiveAPsispreferred.Forexample,ifoneswitchhas50
activeAPswhileanotherswitchhas60activeAPs,andbothswitchesarecapableofmanaging80
activeAPs,thenewAP
usestheswitchthathasonly50activeAPs.
(TosetthebiasforanAPconfiguration,see“ChangingBias”onpage 9 ‐33.)
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Resiliency and Dual-Homing Options F-1
Bias F-1
Dual-Homed Configuration Examples F-2