Which feature is migrated from the Cisco Wireless LAN controller to the APs when deploying Flexconnect mode local switching compared to central switching to the access point?

In FlexConnect local switching mode, 802.11 client association and reassociation processing is migrated from the WLC to the AP, allowing the AP to authenticate and connect clients locally without relying on the CAPWAP control path to the WLC. This is the defining capability that enables the AP to serve clients autonomously even when WLC connectivity is unavailable, which is the core operational difference from central switching.

Monitoring for the presence of other APs is an RF scanning function performed by the AP radio in all deployment modes and is not a function that originates from or is migrated from the WLC.

Encryption and decryption of 802.11 frames is performed at the AP in both FlexConnect central and local switching modes, so it is not a feature specifically migrated from the WLC when enabling local switching.

Beacon frame transmission is always handled by the AP radio in every WLAN deployment mode and is never a WLC-originated function that would be migrated to the AP.