<s>
Lightweight	B-Protocol
Access	I-Protocol
Point	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
LWAPP	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
protocol	O
that	O
can	O
control	O
multiple	O
Wi-Fi	O
wireless	B-Device
access	I-Device
points	I-Device
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LWAPP	B-Protocol
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
Airespace	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
protocol	O
to	O
provide	O
interoperability	O
among	O
any	O
brand	O
of	O
access	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
protocol	O
has	O
so	O
far	O
not	O
been	O
popular	O
beyond	O
the	O
Airespace/Cisco	O
product	O
lines	O
,	O
the	O
CAPWAP	O
standard	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
LWAPP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
LWAPP	B-Protocol
is	O
also	O
found	O
in	O
analysis	O
products	O
from	O
AirMagnet	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
implemented	O
a	O
software	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
protocol	O
to	O
analyze	O
Cisco	O
wireless	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
considered	O
proprietary	O
,	O
LWAPP	B-Protocol
systems	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
non-standard	O
lightweight	O
wireless	O
mechanisms	O
from	O
companies	O
like	O
Meru	O
Networks	O
and	O
Aruba	O
Networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Layer	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
LWAPP	B-Protocol
only	O
requires	O
a	O
data	O
link	O
connection	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
transfer	O
frames	O
and	O
Layer	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
if	O
IP	O
connectivity	O
is	O
not	O
established	O
it	O
will	O
still	O
operate	O
at	O
layer	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadcasts	O
or	O
DHCP	B-Protocol
option	O
43	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
prime	O
the	O
access-points	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
must	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
subnet	O
if	O
DHCP	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
configured	O
to	O
handle	O
layer	O
3	O
LWAPP	B-Protocol
provisioning	O
.	O
</s>
