Title :
OpenCAPWAP: an open-source CAPWAP implementation for management and QoS support
Author :
Bernaschi, M. ; Cacace, F. ; Iannello, G. ; Vellucci, M. ; Vollero, L.
Author_Institution :
Ist. Applicazioni del Calcolo-CNR, Rome
Abstract :
The Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol is under development within the IETF to enable an Access Controller (AC) to manage a collection of Wireless Termination Points (WTPs). CAPWAP aims at simplifying the deployment and control of large scale, possibly heterogeneous, wireless networks. We present the first open source implementation of the CAPWAP protocol along with early experimental results aiming at the assessment of its reliability and performances. The paper ends describing applications of the CAPWAP protocol to QoS scenarios and discussing benefits and technical issues.
Keywords :
access protocols; computer network management; public domain software; quality of service; software architecture; telecommunication computing; wireless LAN; CAPWAP protocol; IEEE 802.11 network management; OpenCAPWAP implementation; QoS support; WLAN; WTP management; heterogeneous wireless networks; open-source implementation; software architecture; wireless termination points; Access protocols; Authentication; Communication system control; Communication system security; Large-scale systems; Open source software; Transport protocols; Wireless LAN; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunication Networking Workshop on QoS in Multiservice IP Networks, 2008. IT-NEWS 2008. 4th International
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1844-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1845-9
DOI :
10.1109/ITNEWS.2008.4488132
