Technical data

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For best performance, avoid collisions between adjacent small clouds by creating
each cloud on a separate channel. A cloud is defined as a set of APs
communicating along a backhaul topology path to/from a gateway AP.
 In a typical deployment, limit siblings without going to great lengths to modify
power settings. Since traffic is sent unicast, some collisions will occur within the
cloud, caused by siblings.
Figure 36: Enterprise Mesh Network - Hub and Spoke Design
Figure 37: Three Hop Enterprise Mesh - Chain Design
Gateway APs
A gateway AP (AP150 or OAP180) is located at the wired edge of the Enterprise Mesh
network, and provides the link between wired and wireless service. The gateway AP
is the only AP that has a wired connection to the network and is configured for
gateway mode.
Gateway AP
Leaf APs
Gateway AP
Intermediate APs
Leaf APs