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In the example below, LAN A and LAN B are
bridged together and act, in principle, as a
single LAN.
Hub
LAN A
Nokia Access Point
as wireless bridge
Notes
• Only the data that needs to be sent over
the wireless link is transmitted. Data which
is sent locally on LAN A is not transmitted
to LAN B. This is to reduce congestion on
the wireless link and allow operation of the
LANs at a higher data rate than supported
by the radio link.
• There is no loss in the data rate when two
access points are configured without
repeaters, as in the above example.
• Many access points can be configured into
a bridging network. However, using
multiple bridges the data rate will be
affected by the amount of broadcast
messages sent. Each broadcast message is
copied by the originating access point and
sent to each bridged access point
individually, the more broadcast messages
sent the slower the network will be. In
practice, if you need to use more than
three or four bridges in your network, you
may need to rethink your network
topology.
Nokia Access Point
as wireless bridge
Nokia A032 Advanced User Guide
Hub
LAN B