WLAN虚拟AP技术：IEEE-Virtual-Access-Points.docVIP

IEEE P802.11Wireless LANs Virtual Access Points Date: May 22, 2003 Authors: Bernard Aboba  Microsoft One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Phone: +1 425-706-6605 E-mail: bernarda@ Abstract This paper reviews issues relating to virtual access points, access points which simultaneously advertise access to multiple networks. By enabling a single physical AP to present itself to the STA as multiple “virtual APs” additional flexibility is provided in situations where simultaneous support for multiple access methods is required. In addition, virtual APs enable more economical deployment in situations where multiple providers would otherwise build out multiple networks within the same geographic area. This paper begins by describing the benefits of virtual APs, and then discusses the mechanisms used to implement this capability today. The approaches are reviewed and compared, and a standard approach is recommended. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 1.1 What is a Virtual Access Point? 2 1.2 What are the benefits of Virtual APs? 2 1.3 The Virtual AP concept 3 2 MAC layer issues 5 2.1. Multiple SSIDs 5 2.1.1 Multiple SSIDs/Beacon, Single Beacon, Single BSSID 6 2.1.2 Single SSIDs/Beacon, Single Beacon, Single BSSID 6 2.1.3 Single SSIDs/Beacon, Multiple Beacon, Single BSSID 7 2.1.4 Single SSIDs/Beacon, Multiple Beacon, Multiple BSSIDs 7 2.2 Multiple VLANs 8 2.2.3 Per-VLAN default keys 9 3. IP layer issues 9 3.1 IP addresses 9 3.2 DNS configuration 10 4. Application layer issues 10 4.1 AAA configuration 10 4.2 Virtual MIBs 10 5. References 12  1. Introduction 1.1 What is a Virtual Access Point? A “Virtual Access Point” is a logical entity that exists within a physical Access Point (AP). When a single physical AP supports multiple “Virtual APs”, each Virtual AP appears to stations (STAs) to be an independent physical AP, even though only a single physical AP is present. For example, multiple Virtual APs might exist within a single physical AP, each advertising