Configuring and Validating Fluidmax Topology

Configuring and Validating Fluidmax (point to multipoint) Topology

Concerning fixed infrastructure, any wireless interface can be configured to operate in Fluidmax mode to implement point-to-multipoint connections. Each interface uses an independent set of Fluidmax parameters, allowing for great flexibility in the network topologies that can be implemented. As an example, the picture below illustrated explains two cascaded point to multipoint clusters where the ME (Mesh End) node uses both radios in Fluidmax Primary mode to serve several Secondary clients (MP1 (Mesh Point), MP2 and MP3) on two different frequencies. Concerning MP2, the first radio operates in Fluidmax Secondary mode to connect to the ME, while the second interface is configured as Fluidmax Primary to serve more downstream clients (MP4 and MP5).

Figure 1. Two cascaded Fluidmax Topology

Configuring Point to Multipoint Topology from CLI

To configure a Fluidmax (point to multipoint) Topology use the following commands.

Device# configure dot11Radio <interface>

Interface - <0-3> Dot11Radio interface number.

Device# configure dot11Radio <interface> {enable | disable}

Enable or disable - Set wireless interface admin state to enable or disable at runtime

Device# configure dot11Radio <interface> mode {fluidity | fixed | fluidmax } { primary | secondary }

Mode - operating mode for the specified interface (Fluidity or fixed or Fluidmax)

Primary | secondary - Fluidmax role for the unit, either primary or secondary.

Device# configure dot11Radio <interface> channel <channel id>

Channel - Set the operating channel id <1 – 256>.

Device# configure dot11Radio <interface> band-width <channel bandwidth>

Bandwidth - channel bandwidth in MHz and currently supported values are 20, 40, 80, 160.

Device#wr

Example of point to multipoint (Fluidmax ) topology configuration

ME (Mesh End) Configuration

Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 enable
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 mode fluidmax primary
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 channel 36
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 band-width 40
Device# Configure dot11Radio 2 enable
Device# Configure dot11Radio 2 mode fluidmax primary
Device# Configure dot11Radio 2 channel 149
Device# Configure dot11Radio 2 band-width 80

MP1 (Mesh point) Configuration

Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 enable
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 mode fluidmax secondary
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 channel 36
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 band-width 40

MP2 Configuration

Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 enable
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 mode fluidmax secondary
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 channel 149
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 band-width 80
Device# Configure dot11Radio 2 enable
Device# Configure dot11Radio 2 mode fluidmax primary
Device# Configure dot11Radio 2 channel 44
Device# Configure dot11Radio 2 band-width 40

MP3 Configuration

Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 enable
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 mode fluidmax secondary
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 channel 149
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 band-width 80

MP4 Configuration

Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 enable
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 mode fluidmax secondary
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 channel 44
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 band-width 40

MP5 Configuration

Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 enable
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 mode fluidmax secondary
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 channel 44
Device# Configure dot11Radio 1 band-width 40

Validating Point to Multipoint Topology from CLI

To validate the point to multipoint (Fluidmax) topology configuration use the following show command.

Device# show dot11Radio <interface> config

Example:

ME (Mesh End) radio2:
Device# show dot11Radio 2 config
Interface : enabled
Mode : fluidmax primary
Frequency : 5745 MHz
Channel : 149
…….
Fluidmax Configuration
Tower ID : disabled
Cluster ID : fluidmesh
Automatic scan : enabled
Automatic scan threshold : disabled
MP2 (Mesh Point):
Device# show dot11Radio 1 config
Interface : enabled
Mode : fluidmax secondary
Frequency : 5745 MHz
Channel : 149
…….
Fluidmax Configuration
Tower ID : disabled
Cluster ID : fluidmesh
Automatic scan : enabled
Automatic scan threshold : disabled
Device# show dot11Radio 2 config
Interface : enabled
Mode : fluidmax primary
Frequency : 5220 MHz
Channel : 44
Channel width : 40
…….
Fluidmax Configuration
Tower ID : 100
Cluster ID : fluidmesh
Automatic scan : enabled
Automatic scan threshold : disabled
MP4 radio1:
Device# show dot11Radio 1 config
Interface : enabled
Mode : fluidmax secondary
Frequency : 5220 MHz
Channel : 44
Fluidmax Configuration
Tower ID : disabled
Cluster ID : fluidmesh
Automatic scan : enabled
Automatic scan threshold : disabled