Subject: Re: [Capwap] Issue 158: Many of the configuration items, and status items are not listed in

From: "Pat Calhoun (pacalhou)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:29:26 -0700

Given the lack of responses, I will assume the proposed text is
acceptable and 
will close this issue.

Pat Calhoun
CTO, Wireless Networking Business Unit
Cisco Systems

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Calhoun (pacalhou) 
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:43 PM
> To: [email-masked]
> Subject: [Capwap] Issue 158: Many of the configuration 
> items,and status items are not listed in
> 
> All,
> 
> The issue states:
>    9) Many of the configuration items, and status items are 
> not listed in
>    one section with definitions. (Well make it two sections - one for
>    CAPWAP and the other which is "binding" specific.) For 
> example, not all
>    of the time period lengths are identified and specified in 
> section 4.5.
> 
> The issue is really discussing the fact that many message 
> elements include variables for which the protocol does not 
> provide default values. There were also mentions in the spec 
> of information that the WTP needs to save, which was also not 
> clear. I've created new sections to discuss this topic (well, 
> the first section already existed, but includes new items). 
> I've made several additional changes to the spec, but mostly 
> in adding references to these new sections.
> 
> 
> Comments welcomed!
> 
> 4.6.  CAPWAP Protocol Variables <== EXISTING SECTION. New Items
> 
>    A WTP or AC that implements CAPWAP discovery MUST allow for the
>    following variables to be configured by system management; default
>    values are specified so as to make it unnecessary to 
> configure any of
>    these variables in many cases.  Note that the default values MAY be
>    explicitely overriden by the AC by sending them via a message
>    element.  The WTP is expected to save the overriden values sent by
>    the WTP.
> 
> 4.6.1.  AdminState
> 
>    The default Administrative State value is enabled (1).
> 
> [...]
> 
> 4.6.3.  IdleTimeout
> 
>    The default Idle Timeout is 300 seconds (5 minutes).
> 
> [...]
> 
> 4.6.6.  ReportInterval
> 
>    The default Report Interval is 120 seconds (2 minutes).
> 
> [...]
> 
> 4.6.8.  StatisticsTimer
> 
>    The default Statistics Interval is 120 seconds (2 minutes).
> 
> 4.6.9.  WTPFallBack
> 
>    The default WTP Fallback value is enabled (1).
> 
> 4.7.  WTP Saved Variables   <== NEW SECTIONS
> 
>    Certain values SHOULD be saved on the WTP.  In addition to 
> the values
>    defined in section , the following values SHOULD be saved on the
>    WTP's permanent storage.  Note that CAPWAP wireless bindings may
>    define additional values to store on the WTP.
> 
> 4.7.1.  AdminRebootCount
> 
>    The number of times the WTP has rebooted administratively, as
>    expressed in section Section 4.4.43.
> 
> 4.7.2.  FrameEncapType
> 
>    For WTPs that support multiple Frame Encapsulation Types, it is
>    necessary to save the value configured by the AC.  The Frame
>    Encapsulation Type is expressed in section Section 4.4.38.
> 
> 4.7.3.  LastRebootReason
> 
>    The reason why the WTP last rebooted, as expressed in section
>    Section 4.4.43.
> 
> 4.7.4.  MacType
> 
>    For WTPs that support multiple MAC Types, it is necessary 
> to save the
>    value configured by the AC.  The MAC Type is expressed in section
>    Section 4.4.40.
> 
> 4.7.5.  PreferredACs
> 
>    The preferred ACs, with the index, as expressed in section
>    Section 4.4.5.
> 
> 4.7.6.  RebootCount
> 
>    The number of times the WTP has rebooted, as expressed in section
>    Section 4.4.43.
> 
> 4.7.7.  Static ACL Table
> 
>    The static ACL table saved on the WTP , as configured by 
> the message
>    element described in section Section 4.4.9.
> 
> 4.7.8.  Static IP Address
> 
>    The static IP Address assigned to the WTP , as configured by the
>    message element described in section Section 4.4.44.
> 
> 4.7.9.  WTPLinkFailureCount
> 
>    The number of times the link to the AC has failed, as expressed in
>    section Section 4.4.43.
> 
> 4.7.10.  WTPLocation
> 
>    The WTP Location, as expressed in section Section 4.4.27.
> 
> 4.7.11.  WTPName
> 
>    The WTP Name, as expressed in section Section 4.4.42.
> 
> [...]
> 
> 11.11.  WTP IEEE 802.11 Binding Saved Variables <== NEW SECTION
> 
>    This section contains the IEEE 802.11 binding specific 
> variables that
>    SHOULD be saved on the WTP.
> 
> 11.11.1.  IEEE80211AntennaInfo
> 
>    The WTP's per radio antenna configuration details as expressed in
>    section Section 11.10.2.
> 
> 11.11.2.  IEEE80211DSControl
> 
>    The WTP's per radio Direct Sequence Control configuration 
> details as
>    expressed in section Section 11.10.5.
> 
> 11.11.3.  IEEE80211MACOperation
> 
>    The WTP's per radio MAC Operation configuration details as 
> expressed
>    in section Section 11.10.7.
> 
> 11.11.4.  IEEE80211OFDMControl
> 
>    The WTP's per radio MAC Operation configuration details as 
> expressed
>    in section Section 11.10.10.
> 
> 11.11.5.  IEEE80211Rateset
> 
>    The WTP's per radio Basic Rate Set configuration details 
> expressed in
>    section Section 11.10.11.
> 
> 11.11.6.  IEEE80211TxPower
> 
>    The WTP's per radio Transmit Power configuration details 
> expressed in
>    section Section 11.10.17.
> 
> 11.11.7.  IEEE80211QoS
> 
>    The WTP's per radio Quality of Service configuration details
>    expressed in section Section 11.10.21.
> 
> 11.11.8.  IEEE80211RadioConfig
> 
>    The WTP's per radio Radio Configuration details expressed 
> in section
>    Section 11.10.23.
> 
> Pat Calhoun
> CTO, Wireless Networking Business Unit
> Cisco Systems
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