A client device roams between access points located on different floors in an atrium. The access points joined to the same controller and configuration in local mode. The access points are in differen

Question

Options

• Ainter-controller
• Binter-subnet
• Cintra-VLAN
• Dintra-controller

• A
  3% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  94% (59)

Explanation

Explanation

Option D (intra-controller) is correct because both access points are joined to the same wireless LAN controller (WLC), meaning the roam occurs entirely within that single controller - regardless of the APs being on different floors or having different IP addresses. Since the client VLAN remains the same across both APs and the controller manages the session centrally, this is a seamless Layer 2 roam with no re-authentication required.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (inter-controller): This would require the client to roam between APs managed by different controllers, which is not the case here.
• B (inter-subnet): This describes roaming where the client moves to a different subnet/VLAN, but the question explicitly states the client VLAN remains the same.
• C (intra-VLAN): While technically the VLAN stays the same, "intra-VLAN" is not a standard Cisco roaming classification - this is a distractor using familiar terminology.

Memory Tip: Focus on two key questions when identifying roam types: "Same controller or different controller?" and "Same VLAN/subnet or different?" - Same controller = intra-controller, different controller = inter-controller, different subnet = inter-subnet. The AP IP addresses are irrelevant; it's the controller and client VLAN that matter.

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