User guide

Working with a Mesh Network
Examples of Deployment
SCALANCE WLC711
10-4 C79000-G8976-C260-03, 07/2012, User Guide, V8.11
Examples of Deployment
The following illustration depicts a few examples of Mesh deployment.
Figure 10-4 Examples of Mesh Deployment
Mesh WLAN Services
In a traditional WLAN deployment, each radio of the Wireless AP can interact with the client
devices on a maximum of eight networks.
In Mesh deployment, one of the radios of every Mesh Wireless AP establishes a Mesh link on an
exclusive WLAN Service. The Mesh Wireless AP is therefore limited to seven network WLAN
Services on the Mesh radio. The other radio can interact with the client-devices on a maximum of
eight WLAN Services.
The WLAN Service on which the Wireless APs establish the Mesh link is called the Mesh WLAN
Service.
A Mesh can be setup either by using either a single Mesh WLAN Service or multiple Mesh WLAN
Services. The following figures illustrate the point.
In Figure 10-5 on page 10-5:
• The rectangular enclosure denotes an office building.
• The four Wireless APs — Minoru, Yosemite, Bjorn and Lancaster — are within the confines of
the building and are connected to the wired network.
• The space around the office building is a warehouse.
• The solid arrows point towards Current Parents.
• The dotted arrows point towards Alternative Parents.