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Extreme Networks Data Sheet
Enterprise-Grade Voice Solution
High-Speed Cross Subnet
Roaming
Summit WM series controllers offer
scalable, voice-grade performance,
meaning that VoWLAN users can roam
from AP to AP—even across subnets—
without experiencing annoying echoes or
dropped connections. When roaming,
client IP addresses do not change as users
move and applications are not affected.
These capabilities are easy to add to
existing networks without configuration
changes, topology modifications or client
software.
Summit WM series controllers are capable
of taking advantage of roaming enhance-
ments based on the 802.11i standard. With
pre-authentication and key caching, users
can quickly move between APs even when
authenticating to centralized network
RADIUS resources. Security is not
compromised with the high-speed
roaming—Summit WM series controllers
generate a unique key only for the APs to
which the client is likely to roam.
End-to-End Mobile QoS
QoS is critical, especially for VoWLAN or
high-priority users. Summit WM control-
lers’ architecture offers end-to-end QoS
from the wireless client to the packet
destination. In addition, QoS is easy to
configure for different classes of users
through the WM-ADs.
The wireless QoS solution from
Extreme Networks maintains the correct
traffic priority from client to destination.
Over the air, latency-sensitive traffic is
given priority transmit access using either
the SpectraLink Voice Protocol (SVP) or
802.11e Wireless Multimedia (WMM)
priority management. Summit WM controllers
map the wireless QoS to wired Layer 2
(802.1p) and Layer 3 (DSCP) QoS
markings for upstream and downstream
traffic. In addition, Summit WM200 and
Summit WM2000 support priority queuing
on the egress ports, based on the traffic
stream priority. Figure 3 shows end-to-end
QoS priority. This way WM-ADs with
mixed traffic (such as voice and data) can
prioritize voice over the other traffic. It
also provides enforcement of traffic priority
across the wired and wireless networks.
Summit WM WLAN solution supports Call
Admission Control (CAC) as per IEEE
802.11e based Traffic Specifications
(TSPEC). CAC is a traffic management
technique that regulates the number of
calls for better roaming. A client can
request a new voice session with specific
traffic stream parameters including QoS.
These parameters are part of the TSPEC
associated with a session request.
Summit WM can accept or reject the
session request based on the availability of
network resources to deliver the requested
level of service. It also prevents oversub-
scription of network resources that can
result in service degradation and poor voice
Today’s enterprise wireless LANs must perform the same tasks with the same expectations for performance and quality, as
their wired counterparts. Summit WM series controllers deliver outstanding performance for advanced, latency-sensitive
applications such as VoWLAN.
quality. It prevents resources from being
oversubscribed in a way that impairs QoS.
In addition to CAC, Summit WM offers QoS
Basis Service Set (QBSS)-based intelligent
roaming to enable clients to make informed
decisions during roaming, based on the
loading factor of an AP. The QBSS load is an
indicator in the Information Element that
represents the percentage of time that the
channel is in use by the AP. A low QBSS
means that an AP is not heavily utilized. A
QoS enabled client will select an appropri-
ate lightly loaded AP before beginning the
TSPEC negotiation.
Automatic Power Save Mode
to Extend Handset Battery Life
To maximize battery life on handheld
devices like a VoWLAN or dual-mode
handsets, Summit WM has implemented a
standards-based (802.11e) Uncheduled
Automatic Power Save Delivery (U-APSD)
mechanism. During a session, a U-APSD
enabled client can go into periodic sleep
mode to save battery power. During this
sleep period the AP queues up the packets
for the destined client. On wakeup, the
client triggers a request to the AP to deliver
the queued up packets.
Voice
Gateway
Summit WM2000
Altitude 350-2
Corporate
Network
Over the Air
• AP and clients
transmit priority
traffic first
• How: SVP or WMM
To the Switch
• AP expedites high priority
traffic to controller
• How: Map WLAN QoS
priority to wired Layer 2
and Layer 3 QoS
To the Destination
• Controller routes traffic
to final destination
• How: Controller maintains
traffic priority on egress
port queues
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Figure 3: End-to-End QoS Priority
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