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IEEE802.11e: MAC Enhancements
for Quality of Service (HCF)
– only usable in infrastructure QoS network configurations
– to be used during both the contention period (CP) and the
contention free period (CFP)
– uses a QoS-aware point coordinator („hybrid coordinator“)
• by default collocated with the enhanced access point (QAP)
• uses the point coordinator's higher priority to allocate
transmission opportunities (TxOPs) to stations
– meets predefined service rate, delay and/or jitter
requirements of particular traffic flows.
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HCF (Hybrid coordination function)
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Caused long delays in standardization process due to its
complexity
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Recently widely supported „Fast –Track“ proposal to come
to a conclusion in TGe
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Most complex functions eliminated, streamlined HCF, ...