PCF: Point Coordination Function
• The base station polls the other stations asking if they
have any frames to transmit, and co-ordinates
transmissions, avoiding collisions :
– This allows base station to allow some high
priority/time-bound applications to gain access to the
channel
– In PCF mode : the base station broadcasts a beacon
frame 10 to 100 times per second, providing system
parameters, and giving opportunities to the prioritized
stations to sign up.
– In between (prioritized transmissions), the station can
switch to DCF and allow other nodes to continue
transmission (assuming there is sufficient gap
between the prioritized transmissions)
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