Chapter 7. 802.11 Fast Secure Roaming

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

  • History of 802.11 roaming

    • Client roaming thresholds

    • AP-to-AP handoff

  • RSNA

    • PMKSA

    • PMK caching

    • Preauthentication

  • Opportunistic key caching (OKC)

  • Proprietary FSR

  • Fast BSS transition (FT)

    • Information elements

    • FT initial mobility domain association

    • Over-the-air fast BSS transition

    • Over-the-DS fast BSS transition

  • 802.11k

  • Voice Personal and Voice Enterprise

  • Layer 3 roaming

  • Troubleshooting

  • SCA roaming

802.11 Fast Secure Roaming

This chapter will also explore the relationship between roaming and security. Although mobility is paramount to any WLAN, maintaining security is just as important. Ideally, all client stations ...

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