A network architect planning a new Wi-Fi network must decide between autonomous, cloud-based, and split...

Lightweight access points are solely used by split MAC architectures.

Cloud-based architectures uniquely use the CAPWAP protocol to communicate between access points and clients.

Each of the three architectures must use WLCs to manage their access points.

All three architectures use access points to manage the wireless devices connected to the wired infrastructure.

Autonomous architectures exclusively use tunneling protocols to manage access points remotely.