RE: [Karlnet] Point-Coordinator function of 802.11

[John Tully <tully@mt.lv>]

Hello,

802.11 has a function called "Point-Coordinator function"
or PCF.  It is not completely implemented in Prism Firmware yet, but
it should be quite fast polling.  When prism supports it, we
[Mikrotik] will add support to our AP software for it.

If you have bandwidth shaping on your clients -- routers at the client
site as well as NOC or AP, the possibility of one site hogging the
network capacity is eliminated.  I don't have test to prove this,
but I think this will show higher total throughput than Turbocell. 

Any comments.

John
Mikrotik.com



At 04:06 PM 6/10/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >What are the specific
> advantages to using Karlnet?
>
> polling over CSMA/CA as your MAC control algorithm
>
> see attached
>
> for more info - search the archives of the isp-wireless list and look
> for
> polling, CSMA/CA, my name - and you'll see some pretty heated
> discussions
> b/n BreezeCom and I over the advantages/disadvantages of 
> KarlNet
>
> or call - 866-751-7357
>
> -Charles