Example for Configuring Rail Transportation WLAN Services
Service Requirements
To reduce network deployment costs and better serve passengers, a rail transportation enterprise wants to use WLAN technology to implement vehicle-ground communications and expects that multicast servers on the ground network can deliver multimedia information services to passengers.
Networking Requirements
- AC networking mode: Layer 2 bypass mode
- Wireless backhaul mode: Mesh-based vehicle-ground fast link handover
- Backhaul radio: 5 GHz radio
Data Planning
AP |
MAC |
---|---|
Trackside AP (L1_001) |
0046-4b59-1d10 |
Trackside AP (L1_003) |
0046-4b59-1d20 |
Trackside AP (L1_010) |
0046-4b59-1d30 |
Trackside AP (L1_150) |
0046-4b59-1d40 |
Trackside AP (L1_160) |
0046-4b59-1d50 |
Trackside AP (L1_170) |
0046-4b59-1d60 |
Depot AP (L1_180) |
0046-4b59-1d70 |
Depot AP (L1_190) |
0046-4b59-1d80 |
... |
|
Vehicle-mounted AP (in the front) |
0046-4b59-2e10 |
Vehicle-mounted AP (in the rear) |
0046-4b59-2e20 |
... |
Item |
Data |
---|---|
Management VLAN |
VLAN 100 |
Multicast service VLAN |
VLAN 101 |
Service VLAN for STAs |
VLAN 200 |
DHCP server |
|
AC's source interface address |
VLANIF 100: 10.23.100.1/24 |
Gateway address |
IP address of VLANIF 101 on Switch_A: 10.23.224.1/24 |
IP address pool for trackside APs |
10.23.100.2 to 10.23.100.254/24 |
IP address pool for vehicle-mounted terminals |
10.23.224.4 to 10.23.224.254/24 |
AP group for trackside APs |
Name: mesh-mpp |
IDs of trackside APs |
|
AP group for depot APs |
Name: mesh-depot |
Depot AP ID |
|
AP wired port profile |
|
Security profile |
|
AP system profile |
|
Mesh profile for trackside APs |
|
Mesh profile for depot APs |
|
Mesh profile 1 for vehicle-mounted APs |
|
Mesh profile 2 for vehicle-mounted APs |
|
Mesh handover profile |
Trackside APs:
Vehicle-mounted APs:
|
Mesh whitelist on trackside APs |
Name: whitelist01 Add MAC addresses of all vehicle-mounted APs on trains running on the rail to the whitelist according to actual situations. |
MAC addresses of proxied ground devices |
|
MAC addresses of proxied vehicle-mounted devices |
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Multicast group |
225.1.1.1-225.1.1.3 |
Configuration Roadmap
- Configure the ground network to enable Layer 2 communications between trackside APs and the AC.
- Configure multicast services on ground network devices to enable proper multicast data forwarding on the ground network.
- Configure vehicle-ground fast link handover on trackside and vehicle-mounted APs so that the vehicle-mounted AP can set up Mesh links with the trackside APs.
- Configure the vehicle-mounted network to enable intra-network data communications.
- Switches and routers used in this example are all Huawei products.
Configuration Notes
- No ACK mechanism is provided for multicast packet transmission on air interfaces. In addition, wireless links are unstable. To ensure stable transmission of multicast packets, they are usually sent at low rates. If a large number of such multicast packets are sent from the network side, the air interfaces may be congested. You are advised to configure multicast packet suppression to reduce impact of a large number of low-rate multicast packets on the wireless network. Exercise caution when configuring the rate limit; otherwise, the multicast services may be affected.
- In direct forwarding mode, you are advised to configure multicast packet suppression on switch interfaces connected to APs.
- In tunnel forwarding mode, you are advised to configure multicast packet suppression in traffic profiles of the AC.
Configure port isolation on the interfaces of the device directly connected to APs. If port isolation is not configured and direct forwarding is used, a large number of unnecessary broadcast packets may be generated in the VLAN, blocking the network and degrading user experience.
In tunnel forwarding mode, the management VLAN and service VLAN cannot be the same. Only packets from the management VLAN are transmitted between the AC and APs. Packets from the service VLAN are not allowed between the AC and APs.
Procedure
- Configure other network devices on the ground network.
- Configure AC system parameters.
- Configure trackside APs.
- Configure depot APs.
- Configure vehicle-mounted APs (running V200R020C10 or later).
This example provides the detailed procedure for configuring the vehicle-mounted AP in the front of the train. The procedure for configuring the vehicle-mounted AP in the rear is similar. The configuration differences are described in the subsequent steps.
- Configure vehicle-mounted APs (running V200R019C00 or earlier).
This example provides the detailed procedure for configuring the vehicle-mounted AP in the front of the train. The procedure for configuring the vehicle-mounted AP in the rear is similar. The configuration differences are described in the subsequent steps.
- Verify the configuration.