Unified Access Wired/Wireless Switching Solution

Technology Overview

D-Link’s Unified Access Wired/Wireless Switching solution provides an ‎innovative evolution in wireless LAN.‎
Prior to this evolution, complex installations, intricate management utilities, and ‎limited scalability options were the main reasons why network administrators ‎were hesitant to deploy facility-wide wireless LAN. With D-Link’s new breed of ‎WLAN architecture, businesses, government organizations, schools, hospitals, ‎public hot spots and others can now simplify installation and enhance the ‎effectiveness of their Wi-Fi networks.‎

Unified Solution Benefits

‎•‎ Unified Switching – D-Links DWS-3000 series is one of the first truly unified ‎switch platforms, D-Link’s DWS-3000 can act as a traditional L2+ GE switch and ‎WLAN switch at the same time. In the future these switches can be upgraded to ‎be stackable or perform full L3 routing and IPv6 routing

‎•‎ Fast Roaming – D-Link’s WLAN DWS-3000 can support fast roaming across up ‎to 48 APs. This fast roaming can be supported with in a subnet (Layer 2) or ‎across subnet boundaries (Layer 3). Additionally, on a per SSID basis (the ‎WLAN Switch can support up to 16 SSIDs), different security setting can be ‎applied along with the desire to be able to roam across subnets even if ‎authenticated.‎

‎•‎ Peer WLAN Switching and Roaming – Not only can D-Link’s DWS-3000 ‎support fast roaming between APs being managed by a particular switch, but D-‎Link’s DWS-3000 series can support up to 4 peer wireless switches in a roaming ‎group. Since each switch can support up to 48 APs, this means up to 192 APs can ‎be support in a mobility group or domain. Peer WLAN switching is a necessity ‎if one is going to deploy unified switches near the edge in the network

‎•‎ Multiple SSID Support – D-Link’s DWS-3000 series switches support up to 16 ‎distinct SSIDs per WLAN switch. This equates to 8 per Radio on a dual radio ‎AP. Each SSID can have a unique set of security settings along with be ‎configured for Layer 3 roaming support or not.‎

‎•‎ Auto Channel and Power Planning – D-Link’s DWS-3000 has a very powerful ‎and flexible Channel and Power planning capability. Channels and Power will ‎automatically be adjusted on any new event in the system such as an AP being ‎added or being removed, or the switch can be programmed to automatically ‎readjust channels and power at certain times (i.e. 2:00am each day) of the day or ‎upon a certain interval (i.e. every 6 hours)‎

‎•‎ Unique AP offerings – As part of the DWS-3000 solution, a “Fit” AP is required ‎to support automatic plug and play capability. In the future, D-Link will release ‎Unified AP as well. This unified AP can work as both a traditional standalone AP ‎as well as a “Fit” AP when being managed by a switch. The unified AP offers ‎another level of resilience not found in traditional thin/fit APs.‎

‎•‎ Topology & Deployment Flexibility – One of the most unique characteristics of ‎the D-Link DWS-3000 solution is the ability for this solution to be deployed ‎either as an edge switch that can unify both wired and wireless traffic, or ‎deployed as an appliance to act as an overlay wireless network. Most WLAN ‎switches today can only deployed in one such topology.‎

Wireless Switching Description‎

Overlay / Appliance Deployment

Edge Switch Deployment