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Cisco Aironet 1520 Series Outdoor Mesh Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Network Deployment Examples
Wireless Backhaul
The access point supports wireless backhaul capability using the 5-GHz radio to bridge to another access
point to reach a wired network connection to a controller (see
). The access point connected
to the wired network is considered a RAP in this configuration. The remote access point is considered a
MAP and transfers wireless client traffic to the RAP for transfer to the wired network. Lightweight
access point protocol (LWAPP) control traffic is also transferred over this bridged link.
Figure 1-5
Access Point Backhaul Example
Point-to-Point Bridging
The access points can be used to extend a remote network by using the 5-GHz backhaul radio to bridge
the two network segments as shown in
. To support Ethernet bridging, you must enable
bridging on the controller for each access point.
Figure 1-6
Access Point Point-to-Point Bridging Example
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