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Which tunnel type allows clients to perform a seamless Layer 3 roam between a Cisco AireOS WLC and a Cisco IOS XE WLC?
The correct answer is A. Mobility. The Mobility tunnel type facilitates seamless Layer 3 roaming for clients between different Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs), including AireOS and IOS XE platforms.
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Which tunnel type allows clients to perform a seamless Layer 3 roam between a Cisco AireOS WLC and a Cisco IOS XE WLC?
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- AMobility
- BIPsec
- CVPN
- DEthernet over IP
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The Mobility tunnel type facilitates seamless Layer 3 roaming for clients between different Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs), including AireOS and IOS XE platforms.
Cisco's Mobility tunnel (often part of the Mobility Group feature) is specifically designed to allow wireless clients to roam seamlessly between different WLCs, even across Layer 3 boundaries, by maintaining the client's original IP address. This tunnel encapsulates client traffic between WLCs to ensure continuous connectivity during the roam.
IPsec provides secure VPN tunnels but is a generic tunneling protocol not specifically designed for seamless client Layer 3 roaming between WLCs in the way Cisco's Mobility protocol is.
VPNs establish secure connections over a network but do not provide the specialized seamless Layer 3 roaming functionality for wireless clients required between different WLCs.
Ethernet over IP (EoIP) encapsulates Ethernet frames within IP packets, but it is a generic Layer 2 tunneling protocol and does not provide the specialized Layer 3 mobility features offered by Cisco's mobility tunnels for WLCs.
Concept tested: Cisco WLC Mobility Tunneling
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/8-0/configuration-guide/b_cg80/b_cg80_chapter_0100001.html
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