Which Connected Factory Wireless solution architecture uses stand-alone access to implement WLAN functions of management, control, data transport, and client access?

Question

Options

• AWorkgroup Access
• BAutonomous Access
• CControlled Access
• DUnified Access
• ENormal Access

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  93% (40)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Autonomous Access is correct because "autonomous" refers to standalone access points that operate independently - each AP self-manages all four WLAN functions (management, control, data transport, and client access) without relying on a central wireless controller. The word "autonomous" is essentially synonymous with "stand-alone" in Cisco's Connected Factory Wireless taxonomy.

Distractors:

• Controlled Access (C) is the opposite - it uses a centralized controller (like a WLC) to offload management and control from the APs, so it is definitively not stand-alone.
• Unified Access (D) is Cisco's architecture that converges wired and wireless management, implying centralized oversight - not standalone AP operation.
• Workgroup Access (A) and Normal Access (E) are not recognized Cisco Connected Factory Wireless architecture categories; they are plausible-sounding distractors with no matching definition.

Memory tip: Link the word autonomous to autonomy - the ability to govern yourself independently. An Autonomous AP is its own boss: it needs no controller because it handles every WLAN function on its own.

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