Section 5.7. WTP Profile
In a centralized WLAN architecture, a WTP profile is used to make
configurations such as static IP address for a WTP before and after
it connects to the AC. It MUST contain the serial number [RFC5415
<http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5415> ]
of the WTP because the CAPWAP message received from the WTP contains
its serial number and the AC uses this serial number to find the
corresponding WTP profile.
[Abhijit] A serial number is not guaranteed to be unique. This needs to be
based on something that is guaranteed to be unique - like the AP MAC address.
Need corresponding changes in the rest of the doc where serial number is is
used like CapwapBaseWtpIdTC etc.
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According to the discussion in the IETF meeting, the editors do the following
changes:
1) Update the section 5.7
5.7. WTP Profile
In a centralized WLAN architecture, a WTP profile is used to make
configurations such as static IP address for a WTP before and after
it connects to the AC. It MUST contain Base MAC address [RFC5415] of
the WTP because the CAPWAP message received from the WTP contains the
Base MAC address and the AC uses this Base MAC address to find the
corresponding WTP profile.
In the section 4.6.40 [RFC5415], it omits indicating that the WTP's
Base MAC address MUST be included in the WTP Board Data messag. It
is a known errata item and assumed to be fixed in future by the
editors of the RFC5415.
Another important function of WTP profile is to trigger the creation
of WTP Virtual Radio Interfaces on the AC. To implement this
function, a WTP profile MUST include the WTP's model number
[RFC5415], which reflects the number of PHY radios on the WTP. In
this way, the creation of a WTP profile triggers the AC to
automatically create the same number of WTP Virtual Radio Interfaces
corresponding to the WTP's PHY radios without manual intervention.
With the ifIndexes of WTP Virtual Radio Interfaces, the operator
could configure and manage the WTP's PHY radios through the wireless
binding MIB modules.
2) Change the description for capwapBaseWtpProfileWtpMacAddr
DESCRIPTION
"Represents the Base MAC address of a WTP.
A WTP profile MUST contain the Base MAC address of the WTP
because the CAPWAP message received from the WTP contains
its Base MAC address and the AC uses the Base MAC address to
find the corresponding WTP profile.
In the section 4.6.40 [RFC5415], it omits be included in the
WTP Board Data messag. It is a known errata item and assumed
to be fixed in future by the editors of the RFC5415."
3) update the related text for WTP id
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