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Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Product Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Dynamic Frequency Selection
In this release, support is being added for the AAA server to return the VLAN number or name using the
standard "RADIUS assigned VLAN name/number" feature defined in IETF RFC 2868 (RADIUS
Attributes for Tunnel Protocol Support). To assign a wireless client to a particular VLAN, the AAA
server sends the following attributes to the controller in the access accept message:
• IETF 64 (Tunnel Type): VLAN
• IETF 65 (Tunnel Medium Type): 802
• IETF 81 (Tunnel Private Group ID): VLAN # or VLAN Name String
This enables Cisco Secure ACS to communicate a VLAN change that may be a result of a posture
analysis. Benefits of this new feature include:
• Integration with Cisco Secure ACS reduces installation and setup time
• Cisco Secure ACS operates smoothly across both wired and wireless networks
This feature supports 2000, 4100, and 4400 series controllers and 1000, 1130, 1200 and 1500 series
lightweight access points.
Dynamic Frequency Selection
The Cisco Wireless LAN solution complies with regulations in Europe and Singapore that require radio
devices to use Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) to detect radar signals and avoid interfering with
them.
When a lightweight access point with a 5-GHz radio operates on one of the 15 channels listed in
Table 1-1, the controller to which the access point is associated automatically uses DFS to set the
operating frequency.
When you manually select a channel for DFS-enabled 5-GHz radios, the controller checks for radar
activity on the channel for 60 seconds. If there is no radar activity, the access point operates on the
channel you selected. If there is radar activity on the channel you selected the controller automatically
selects a different channel, and after 30 minutes, the access point re-tries the channel you selected.
Note The Rogue Location Detection Protocol (RLDP) is not supported on the channels listed in Table 1-1.
Note The maximum legal transmit power is greater for some 5-GHz channels than for others. When it
randomly selects a 5-GHz channel on which power is restricted, the controller automatically reduces
transmit power to comply with power limits for that channel.
Table 1-1 5-GHz Channels on Which DFS is Automatically Enabled
52 (5260 MHz) 104 (5520 MHz) 124 (5620 MHz)
56 (5280 MHz) 108 (5540 MHz) 128 (5640 MHz)
60 (5300 MHz) 112 (5560 MHz) 132 (5660 MHz)
64 (5320 MHz) 116 (5580 MHz) 136 (5680 MHz)
100 (5500 MHz) 120 (5600 MHz) 140 (5700 MHz)
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