Technical Summary
The Wireless LAN Control Protocol (WiCoP) described in this document
allows for the control and provisioning of large-scale WLANs. It
enables central management of these networks and realizes the
objectives set forth for the control and provisioning of wireless
access points (CAPWAP).
Working Group Summary
This document was a candidate protocol submission for the Control and
Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Working Group. It is
being published for informational and historical reference purposes.
Protocol Quality
The evaluation of the candidate protocols for CAPWAP is being
described in RFC 4565.
This document is not a candidate for any level of Internet
Standard. The document has not had complete IETF review for such
things as security, congestion control, or inappropriate interaction
with deployed protocols.
Note to RFC Editor
The IESG takes note that this submission is being published for
historic reference, with the intention to document an initial
submission for the CAPWAP protocol. In order to avoid confusion, the
IESG recommends that this document be published only after the
approval and publication of the CAPWAP protocol (draft-ietf-capwap-
protocol-specification) as Proposed Standard.
The IESG believes that the appropriate status at the publication of
this RFC would be 'Historic', and that the note 'Obsoleted by RFC
xxxx' should be added on the front page, where xxxx will be the RFC
number of the CAPWAP protocol specification.
RFC Editor, please make the following changes:
1. Place either in or immediately following the "Status of this Memo"
section of the finished RFC the IESG note below
2. Add the note 'Obsoleted by RFC xxxx' on the front page, where xxxx
will be the RFC number of the CAPWAP protocol specification.
3. Update the boilerplate according to RFC 4748
4. Rename 'References' Section as 'Informative References'
5. Replace outdated reference draft-ietf-capwap-arch by RFC 4118
6. Replace outdated reference draft-ietf-capwap-objectives by RFC 4564
7. Replace outdated reference draft-ietf-capwap-problem-statement by
RFC 3990
IESG Note
In conformance with RFC 3932, Section 4, the IESG requests the
publication of the following note:
"This RFC documents the WiCoP protocol as it was when submitted to
the IETF as a basis for further work in the CAPWAP WG, and therefore
it may resemble the CAPWAP protocol specification (RFC XXXX), as well
as other current IETF work in progress or published IETF work.
This RFC is being published solely for the historical record. The
protocol described in this RFC has not been thoroughly reviewed and may
contain errors and omissions.
RFC XXXX documents the standards track solution for the CAPWAP
Working Group and obsoletes any and all mechanisms defined in this RFC.
This RFC itself is not a candidate for any level of Internet
Standard and should not be used as a basis for any sort of deployment
in the Internet.
The IETF disclaims any knowledge of the fitness of this
RFC for any purpose, and in particular notes that it has not had
complete IETF review for such things as security, congestion control,
or inappropriate interaction with deployed protocols. The RFC Editor
has chosen to publish this document at its discretion."
IANA Note
As this document is not a candidate for standardization or deployment
in the Internet, IANA is not required to take any action.