Installation guide

Wireless Guide 139
Advanced Features for Wireless Analysis
Objects created at the DLC layer with 802.11 information will typically have at
least one associated lower layer object at the Wireless layer — for example, a
multicast wireless address at the DLC layer will also have a corresponding
multicast wireless address at the wireless layer. Similarly, a traditional wired
DLC address sending data to a wireless station may have an associated object
at the Wireless layer corresponding to the access point used to access the
wireless LAN. In some cases, a single DLC layer object may have multiple
associated lower layer objects at the Wireless layer — for example, an
associated object for itself, as well as one for its associated access point.
You can see this relationship most easily in the Expert’s hierarchical display
(see Figure 10-15 on page 138 for an example of where to find the hierarchical
pane). For example, the hierarchical pane shown in Figure 10-16 on page 139
shows that the DLC layer object created for the mobile unit with the DLC
address
Netwav007E74 has two associated wireless layer objects (indicated by
the icon) —
Netwav014060 (its associated access point) and
Netwav007E74 (itself). Wireless layer detail displays are described in the next
section.
Figure 10-16. Multiple Wireless Layer Objects for Single DLC Object
Figure 10-17 shows the Expert detail display for a wireless station at the DLC
layer. Following the figure, each field in the detail display is described.
Figure 10-17. Expert Detail Pane for a Wireless LAN Station at the DLC Layer