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Chapter 5
HiveOS
You can deploy a single HiveAP and it will provide wireless access as an autonomous AP (access point). However, if
you deploy two or more HiveAPs in a hive, you can provide superior wireless access with many benefits. A hive is a
set of HiveAPs that exchange information with each other over a layer-2 switched network to form a collaborative
whole (see
Figure 1
). Through coordinated actions based on shared information, hive members can provide the
following services that autonomous APs cannot:
•
Consistent QoS (quality of service) policy enforcement across all hive members
•
Coordinated and predictive wireless access control that provides fast roaming to clients moving from one hive
member to another
•
Best-path routing for optimized data forwarding
•
Automatic radio frequency and power selection
Figure 1
HiveAPs in a Hive
Wired or Wireless Hive Communications (Backhaul)
Wireless Network Access Connections
Wired Ethernet Network Connections
Not shown: Switches for wired backhaul
connections and the portal link to the wired network.
Hive Members
Wireless Clients
Wireless Clients
Wireless Clients
Hive
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