Technical Summary
This specification defines the Control And Provisioning of Wireless
Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocol. This is a protocol to allow an
Access Controller (AC) to securely manage the firmware and
configuration of a set of Wireless Termination Points (WTPs).
The CAPWAP protocol meets the IETF CAPWAP working group protocol
requirements. The CAPWAP protocol is designed to be flexible,
allowing it to be used for a variety of wireless technologies.
This document describes the base CAPWAP protocol. The CAPWAP
protocol binding which defines extensions for use with the IEEE
802.11 wireless LAN protocol is available in a separate document.
Extensions are expected to be defined to enable use of the CAPWAP
protocol with additional wireless technologies.
Working Group Summary
This document represents a very strong consensus of the WG. Earlier
there was a lot of contention about different aspects of this
protocol, including (but not limited to) the security model, the basic
operational model, and what parts of the functionality should be
mandatory or optional. However, consensus was reached
on all of those points and that consensus is properly reflected in the
current document.
Document Quality
The CAPWAP protocol has been extensively reviewed and has been
updated to address issues raised in those reviewes. Technical
advisors were Charles Clancy, Scott Kelly, Bob O'Hara and David
Borman. Joe Salowey provided an early secdir review, and
Pasi Eronen reviewed again at IETF Last Call. Magnus Westerlund and
Lars Eggert performed an early transport area review. Dan Romascanu
performed the OPS Area Review. The document was also reviewed by
IEEE 802.11.
Personnel
Margaret Wasserman is PROTO-shepherd and Dan Romascanu is shepherding
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