A method, comprising: configuring (104, 410, 510), by a first network device (210, 300, 350) in a high-availability cluster, a first wireless channel for a wireless control link, wherein the first network device is configured as an ingress point and an egress point for the high-availability cluster; establishing (106, 420, 520), by the first network device and using the first wireless channel, the wireless control link with a second network device (210, 300, 350) in the high-availability cluster; exchanging, by the first network device and via the wireless control link, control traffic to form at least one of: a unified control plane for the high-availability cluster based on synchronizing a configuration and kernel state of control planes of three or more network devices in the high-availability cluster, wherein the three or more network devices in the high-availability cluster include the first network device and the second network device, or a unified routing engine for the high-availability cluster based on synchronizing a configuration and kernel state of routing engines of the three or more network devices in the high-availability cluster; configuring (108, 430, 540), by the first network device, a second wireless channel for a wireless fabric link; and establishing (110, 440, 550), by the first network device and using the second wireless channel, the wireless fabric link with the second network device; wherein the second network device is configured to become the ingress point for the high-availability cluster in response to a failure associated with an ingress interface of the first network device occurs; and wherein the second network device is configured to become the egress point for the high-availability cluster in response to a failure associated with an egress interface of the first network device occurs. configuring (104, 410, 510), by a first network device (210, 300, 350) in a high-availability cluster, a first wireless channel for a wireless control link, wherein the first network device is configured as an ingress point and an egress point for the high-availability cluster; establishing (106, 420, 520), by the first network device and using the first wireless channel, the wireless control link with a second network device (210, 300, 350) in the high-availability cluster; exchanging, by the first network device and via the wireless control link, control traffic to form at least one of: a unified control plane for the high-availability cluster based on synchronizing a configuration and kernel state of control planes of three or more network devices in the high-availability cluster, wherein the three or more network devices in the high-availability cluster include the first network device and the second network device, or a unified routing engine for the high-availability cluster based on synchronizing a configuration and kernel state of routing engines of the three or more network devices in the high-availability cluster; configuring (108, 430, 540), by the first network device, a second wireless channel for a wireless fabric link; and establishing (110, 440, 550), by the first network device and using the second wireless channel, the wireless fabric link with the second network device; wherein the second network device is configured to become the ingress point for the high-availability cluster in response to a failure associated with an ingress interface of the first network device occurs; and wherein the second network device is configured to become the egress point for the high-availability cluster in response to a failure associated with an egress interface of the first network device occurs.