If the networking mode of an enterprise wireless network is direct forwarding, then the thin AP can convert 802.11 data packets into Ethernet packets, then perform CAPWAP encapsulation on the…

Question

Options

• ATrue
• BFalse

• A
  19% (9)
• B
  81% (38)

Explanation

Option B is correct because the behavior described in the question -- CAPWAP encapsulation of data packets forwarded to the AC -- is characteristic of tunnel (centralized) forwarding, not direct forwarding. In direct forwarding mode, the thin AP does convert 802.11 frames to Ethernet (802.3) frames, but those data packets are then forwarded directly to the local network without CAPWAP encapsulation; only control and management traffic travels through the CAPWAP tunnel to the AC. Option A is wrong because it treats these two distinct forwarding modes as interchangeable, when in fact direct and tunnel forwarding differ specifically in how data traffic is handled after the 802.11-to-Ethernet conversion.

Memory tip: Think of "direct" as going directly out to the network -- data skips the CAPWAP tunnel. If data rides the CAPWAP tunnel to the AC, that is tunnel (centralized) forwarding.

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