Root-Bridge and Non-Root Bridge Support

[tironevi]

I was wondering if the ISR Routers (Cisco 1811w) support the root-bridge and non-root-bridge feature. If not is there another device apart from the 1310 and 1410 bridges that support this feature?

Thank You,

VT

[Rob Huffman]

Hi VT,

The ISR AP supports both of these roles;

Access Point Link Role Flexibility

Access Point Link Role Flexibility allows access point radios to operate in a combination of radio roles,

such as access point root, bridge root (with or without clients), bridge nonroot (with or without clients).

This provides a more flexible deployment scheme to support the various applications requirement. Note

that the ISR AP does not support access point repeater and WGB.

Wireless Non-Root Bridge

The wireless non-root bridge allows the access point radio to operate as the remote node in a point to

point or point to multi-point network.

Wireless Root Bridge

The wireless root bridge role provides support for both point-to-point or point to multi-point bridging.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_4/12_4x/release/notes/rn1800xj.html

Hope this helps!

Rob

[tironevi]

Rob,

Thank you for your help. This definitely clears things up for me.

Regards,

VT