Specifications

Dual-Homed Configuration Examples
F-2 Dual-Homing (RBT-1602 Access Point Only)
Dual-Homed Configuration Examples
Thefollowingsectionsshowexamplesofdual‐homedconfigurations.
Figure F‐1showsanexampleofadual‐homedconfigurationinwhichbothAPconnectionsare
distributedoverthenetwork.
Figure F-1 Dual-homed Distributed Connections to RoamAbout Switches on Both AP
Ports
Inthisconfiguration,theAPfirstattemptstobootonitsport1.IfmorethanoneRoamAbout
Switchhashigh
bias,orifallRoamAboutSwitcheshavethesamebias,theAPusestheswitchthat
hasthegreatestcapacityfornewactiveAPconnections.
Figure F‐2showsanexampleofanAPwithasinglephysicallinktoanetworkcontainingthree
RoamAboutSwitches.
Figure F-2 Single-homed Connection to Multiple RoamAbout Switches on One AP Port
Inthisconfiguration,theAP
sendsabootrequestonitsconnectedport.RoamAboutSwitchesthat
areinthesamesubnetrespondtotheAP.SwitcheswithhighbiasfortheAPrespond
immediately,whereasswitcheswithlowbiasfortheAPrespondafterabriefdelay.
AP port 1
Network
backbone
RoamAbout switch
AP port 2
Network
backbone
RoamAbout switch
RoamAbout switch
Network
backbone
RoamAbout switch
RoamAbout switch
RoamAbout switch