INTEROPERABILITY REPORT
Alcatel-Lucent OT8118/8128
Avaya WLAN 8180 controller and 8120/8120-E access points
Avaya WLAN version 2.1.0.102
Alcatel-Lucent OT81x8 version 5.1.22
8AL90475USAB Ed.01
January 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENT:
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 3
About Alcatel-Lucent................................................................................................................. 3
About Avaya ............................................................................................................................ 3
SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 5
Known issues............................................................................................................................ 6
Compatibility information .......................................................................................................... 6
General conclusion ................................................................................................................... 6
TEST RESULTS............................................................................................................................ 7
Alcatel-Lucent WLAN Infrastructure Verification – VoWiFi ....................................................... 7
APPENDIX A: TEST CONFIGURATIONS .................................................................................... 8
Avaya WLAN 8180 controller and 8120/8120-E access points ................................................ 8
ESS, Radio and QoS settings ............................................................................................... 8
Security settings .................................................................................................................. 10
Radio Configuration ............................................................................................................ 14
APPENDIX B: DETAILED TEST RECORDS .............................................................................. 25
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INTRODUCTION
This document describes necessary steps and guidelines to optimally configure the Avaya WLAN
platform with Alcatel-Lucent OT81x8 WLAN handsets.
The guide should be used in conjunction with both Avaya’s and Alcatel-Lucents configuration guide(s).
About Alcatel-Lucent
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch 8118/8128 WLAN handsets offer a sleeker design, high-resolution color
TFT display (OT8128), IP44 compliant construction, and longer battery time. OT 8118/8128 handsets
can be managed over-the-air (OTA) and are designed to interoperate within a Wi-Fi network. With the
OT 8118/8128 WLAN handsets, users get a mobile device for voice conversations, text messaging and
alarms from Alcatel-Lucent Call Servers and third party Alarm servers.
About Avaya
Avaya is a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions, providing unified
communications, contact centers, data solutions and related services to companies of all sizes around the
world.
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SITE INFORMATION
Test Site(s):
Ascom US
598 Airport Blvd
Morrisville 27560 NC
Participants:
Karl-Magnus Olsson, Ascom HQ, Gothenburg
TEST TOPOLOGY
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SUMMARY
Please refer to Appendix B for detailed results for respective access point.
WLAN Controller Features
High Level Functionality Result
Association, Open with No Encryption OK
Association, WPA-PSK, TKIP N/A *
Association, WPA2-PSK, AES Encryption OK
Association, PEAP-MSCHAPv2 Auth., AES Encryption OK
Association, EAP-TLS Auth OK
Association, Multiple ESSIDs OK
Beacon Interval and DTIM Period OK
PMKSA Caching OK **
Preauthentication Not tested ***
WPA2-opportunistic/proactive Key Caching OK **
WMM Prioritization OK
Active Mode (load test) OK
802.11 Power-save mode OK
802.11 Power-save mode (load test) OK
802.11e U-APSD OK
802.11e U-APSD (load test) OK
*) WPA can only be used in “mixed mode”
**) Enabled by default
*** ) Opportunistic/Proactive Key Caching recommended.
Roaming
High Level Functionality Result
Roaming, Open with No Encryption OK
Roaming, WPA-PSK, TKIP Encryption N/A
Roaming, WPA2-PSK, AES Encryption OK *
Roaming, PEAP-MSCHAPv2 Auth, AES Encryption OK **
*) Typical roaming time: 30-40ms
**) Typical roaming time: 30-40ms
Note: Roaming times are valid for 802.11bg(n). Refer to appendix B for detailed test records.
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Known issues
No known issues
For additional information regarding the known issues please contact Alcatel-Lucent support.
Compatibility information
All tests were carried out on an 8180 Avaya WLAN controller and 8120 series access points. This report
is applicable also to the chipset (8120-E) with external antennas.
Compatible controllers.
8180 controller
Compatible access points
8120 access points
8120-E access point
General conclusion
The result of the verified test areas, such as authentication/association, handover and call stability was in
general very good.
Average roaming times both when PSK and 802.1X authentication was measured to around or below
50ms.
Earlier performance tests showed that it was possible to keep up 18 simultaneously calls per AP one
single access point. Note that this was limited by available phones and not capacity.
Authentication method WPA is available only in combination with WPA2 (WPA2andWPA). Likewise TKIP
is only available together with support of CCMP (CCMPandTKIP). Due to configuration constraints in the
handset together with the fact that the handset always will utilise the strongest available authentication
and encryption method gives two possible PSK combinations; WPA-CCMP and WPA2-CCMP.
Recommended setting is WPA2 only and CCMP only.
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TEST RESULTS
Alcatel-Lucent WLAN Infrastructure Verification – VoWiFi
Software Versions:
Avaya WLAN controller 8180 version 2.1.0.102
Avaya WLAN access point 8120/8120-E
Alcatel-Lucent OT81x8, version 5.1.22 (WLAN driver version 3.5.c)
Configuration of WLAN System:
Beacon Interval: 100ms
DTIM Period: 5
802.11bg(n)
802.11a(n)
WMM/ U-APSD Enabled (See appendix A for QoS profiles)
802.11d Regulatory Domain: World mode
Alcatel-Lucent OT81x8 Configuration:
World Mode Regulatory Domain set to World mode (802.11d).
IP DSCP for Voice: 0x2E (46) – Expedited Forwarding
IP DSCP for Signaling: 0x1A (26) – Assured Forwarding 31
Transmit Gratuitous ARP: Enable
Keep in mind that security options and power save modes were adjusted according to requirements in
individual test cases. Please refer to appendix A for information regarding device configuration.
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APPENDIX A: TEST CONFIGURATIONS
Avaya WLAN 8180 controller and 8120/8120-E access points
In the following chapter you will find screenshots and explanations of basic settings in order to get the
Avaya WLAN operational with Alcatel-Lucent OT81x8. Please note that security settings were modified
according to requirements in individual test cases.
The configuration file is found at the bottom of this chapter.
ESS, Radio and QoS settings
Configuration > Wireless > Network Profiles
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Configuration > Wireless > Network Profiles > General
- Basic SSID settings.
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Security settings
Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy> Network Profiles > Security
- Select wpaPersonal
- Select WPA version: WPA2 and WPA Cipher: CCMP.
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Setting up a WPA2-Enterprise/802.1X
Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Security > RADIUS Profiles
- Add a new RADIUS profile by clicking “Add”
- Select Type: auth
- Select ServerSelection: Priority.
Note. By default a root and a client certificate are needed for TLS. Otherwise only a root certificate
is needed. Server certificate validation can be overridden in version 4.1.12 and above per handset
setting.
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Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Security > RADIUS Profiles
- Create a new server by clicking “add”
- Add the address to the RADIUS server, port to use and fill in the secret.
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Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy> Network Profiles > Security
- Select wpaEnterprise
- Select WPA version: WPA2.
- WPA Cipher: CCMP
- Unselect the checkbox to disable pre-authentication.
- Select Authentication Profile created in previous steps.
Note. Opportunistic key caching/proactive key caching will work between controllers
given that they are in the same domain.
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Radio Configuration
Configuration > Wireless > Radio Profiles
- Radio Profiles overview.
Configuration > Wireless > Radio Profiles > WMM Mode
- Secure that WMMMode is enabled. (Enabled by default).
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802.11b/g/n
Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Radio Profiles > General
- Select mode 802.11b/g/n.
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Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Radio Profiles > 802.11
- Alcatel-Lucent recommends a Beacon Interval of 100ms and a DTIM interval of 5. DTIM value 5
is recommended in order to allow maximum battery conservation without impacting the quality. A
lower value will negatively impact the standby time.
- Channel bonding is not recommended on the 2.4GHz band.
- Make sure that APSD mode is enabled. APSD mode will allow the handset to utilize U-APSD
which will increase the talk time significantly.
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Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Radio Profiles > Data Rates
- Alcatel-Lucent recommends that the lowest data rates are disabled. The default data rates set is
ok but consider that the overall performance will decrease by having the lowest data rates
enabled.
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802.11a/n
Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Radio Profiles > General
Select Mode 802.11an.
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Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Radio Profiles > 802.11
- Alcatel-Lucent recommends a Beacon Interval of 100ms and a DTIM interval of 5. DTIM value 5
is recommended in order to allow maximum battery conservation without impacting the quality. A
lower value will negatively impact the standby time.
- Channel Bandwidth was set to 40Mhz during testing. This configuration is default but doesn’t
have to be used.
- Make sure that APSD mode is enabled. APSD mode will allow the handset to utilize U-APSD
which will increase the talk time significantly.
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Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Radio Profiles > Data Rates
- Default data rate set.
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Configuration > Mobility Domains > Policy > Radio Profiles > Auto RF
Auto RF was turned off for testing purpose.
Alcatel-Lucent support only 3 channel deployments using channel 1,6 and11. For 802.11a/n use channels
according to the infrastructure manufacturer and country regulations.
General guidelines when deploying Alcatel-Lucent OT81x8 handsets (SW version 2.5.7 or later) in
802.11a/n environments:
1. Enabling more than 8 channels will degrade roaming performance. Alcatel-Lucent strongly
recommends against going above this limit.
2. Using 40 MHz channels (or “channel-bonding”) will reduce the number of non-DFS* channels to
two in ETSI regions (Europe). In FCC regions (North America), 40MHz is a more viable option
because of the availability of additional non-DFS channels. The handset can co-exist with 40MHz
stations in the same ESS.
3. Make sure that all non-DFS channel are taken before resorting to DFS channels. The handset
can cope in mixed non-DFS and DFS environments; however, due to “unpredictability” introduced
by radar detection protocols, voice quality may become distorted and roaming delayed. Hence
Alcatel-Lucent recommends avoiding the use of DFS channels in VoWIFI deployments.
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Configuration:
Avaya WLAN configuration
See attached file (config.txt) for the 8180 controller configuration.
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Alcatel-Lucent OT81x8
The table above summarizes the ALU OT81x8 settings.
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Network settings for .1X authentication (PEAP-MSCHAPv2)
802.1X Authentication requires a root certificate to be uploaded to the phone by “right clicking” - > Edit
certificates. EAP-TLS will require both a root and a client certificate.
Note that both a root and a client certificate are needed for TLS. Otherwise only a root certificate
is needed. Server certificate validation can be overridden in version 4.1.12 and above per handset
setting (Validate server certificate under Network settings).
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APPENDIX B: DETAILED TEST RECORDS
VoWIFI
Pass 12
Fail 0
Comments 0
Untested 22
Total 34
See attached file (WLANinteroperabilityTestReport_Avaya.xls) for detailed test results.
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