Some notable items include:
- No PMK/OKC/PKC fast roaming support.
This is a big disappointment, especially considering H-REAP does support Cisco's proprietary CCKM fast roaming. Hopefully they're working on this as well as 802.11r Fast BSS Transition support.
- No Spectrum Intelligence on 3500 series APs.
Considering this is built into the AP and is not a controller function, lack of support is surprising. I can see why reporting and trending through the WLC and WCS would be interrupted in standalone mode, but I would think spectrum intelligence base functionality should be available for admins to connect remotely to the AP and analyse the airspace.
Update: Just to clarify, CleanAir spectrum intelligence does work in H-REAP connected mode, but does not work in H-REAP standalone mode since the WLC aggregates and reports on the interference data.
- No Workgroup Bridge support
I was not aware of limitation previously! If you support autonomous WGBs, then H-REAP is NOT the solution for you at this point.
- Supports DFS/TPC (802.11h) even in standalone mode
This is critical to maintain compliance with FCC regulations to avoid radar in the 5GHz band. Kudos to Cisco for being one of the few vendors with support for DFS channels, allowing administrators greater spectrum to work with to increase client and network capacity.
Overall, a few interesting new findings in this document. It is definitely not comprehensive though, so don't use this as your only source for H-REAP feature support. Check our my previous blog post for a more thorough listing compiled from multiple Cisco document sources as well as real-world testing.
-Andrew
