"CAPWAP Protocol Specification", Pat Calhoun, 17-Mar-08. ( bytes)

This specification defines the Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocol. 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 [I-D.ietf-capwap-protocol-binding-ieee80211]. Extensions are expected to be defined to enable use of the CAPWAP protocol with additional wireless technologies.

"CAPWAP Protocol Binding for IEEE 802.11", Pat Calhoun, 22-Feb-08. ( bytes)

Wireless LAN product architectures have evolved from single autonomous access points to systems consisting of a centralized Access Controller (AC) and Wireless Termination Points (WTPs). The general goal of centralized control architectures is to move access control, including user authentication and authorization, mobility management and radio management from the single access point to a centralized controller. This specification defines the Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocol Binding Specification for use with the IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network protocol. The CAPWAP Protocol Specification is defined separately [3].

"CAPWAP Threat Analysis for IEEE 802.11 Deployments", Scott Kelly, Charles Clancy, 23-Oct-07. ( bytes)

Early Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) deployments feature a "fat" Access Point (AP) which serves as a stand-alone interface between the wired and wireless network segments. However, this model raises scaling, mobility, and manageability issues, and the CAPWAP protocol is being developed in response. CAPWAP effectively splits the fat AP functionality into two network elements, and the communication channel between these components may traverse potentially hostile hops. This document analyzes the security exposure resulting from the introduction of CAPWAP, and summarizes the associated security considerations for CAPWAP implementations and deployments.

"CAPWAP Access Controller DHCP Option", Pat Calhoun, 14-Mar-08. ( bytes)

The Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol allows a Wireless Termination Point to use DHCP to discover the Access Controllers it is to connect to. This document describes the DHCP options to be used by the CAPWAP protocol.

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