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RE: [Karlnet] Point-Coordinator function of 802.11

To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] Point-Coordinator function of 802.11
From: John Tully <tully@mt.lv>
Reply-to: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:14:43 +0300
List-post: <mailto:karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
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

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