T/WAPIA 003-2010 Wireless LAN Access Controller Technical Requirements and Test Methods
T/WAPIA 003-2010 Wireless LAN Access Controller Technical Requirements and Test Methods
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Scope: This guidance technical document specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for the functions, performance, and operation and maintenance of wireless local area network (WLAN) access controllers. This guidance technical document is applicable to devices that implement broadband user management features and service initiation functions in WLANs, including user identification, authentication, billing, IP address management, security management, and other related functions. Main technical content: With the expansion of WLAN application fields, the types of WLAN products have gradually diversified. They have evolved from typical products such as wireless stations, wireless access points, and authentication servers to a series of products including wireless access controllers and mobile terminal devices. They have also progressed from standalone WLAN equipment to products that integrate or incorporate WLAN devices. Therefore, it is urgent to develop extended sub-item specifications for WLAN devices on the basis of the GB 15629.11 series of national standards for WLANs, and to specify the technical requirements and testing methods for the functions, performance, and air interface physical layer of WLAN devices. The standards for WLAN device technical requirements and testing methods define five types of devices, each targeting specific device objectives. Other types are currently under research. The standards defining the technical requirements and testing methods for WLAN devices are as follows: —— "Technical Indicators and Test Methods for Mobile User Terminals in WLANs"; —— "Technical Requirements and Test Methods for WLAN Stations"; —— "Technical Requirements and Test Methods for WLAN Access Points"; —— "Technical Requirements and Test Methods for WLAN Access Controllers"; —— "Technical Requirements and Test Methods for WLAN Authentication Servers"