阅读RFC 5415,关于split mac和 local mac的描述如下:
The CAPWAP protocol supports two modes of operation: Split and Local MAC (medium access control).
In Split MAC mode, all L2 wireless data and management frames are encapsulated via the CAPWAP protocol and exchanged between the AC and the WTP. As shown in Figure 1, the wireless frames received from a mobile device, which is referred to in this specification as a Station (STA), are directly encapsulated by the WTP and forwarded to the AC.(split mac 方式意味着所有的2层无线数据和管理帧都封装为capwap协议包后在ac与ap之间传送。)
+-+ wireless frames +-+
| |--------------------------------| |
| | +-+ | |
| |--------------| |---------------| |
| |wireless PHY/ | | CAPWAP | |
| | MAC sublayer | | | |
+-&