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Some age-old networking arguments never die--they just get rolled into new technologies. Just ask the wireless vendors working on the 802.11e standard for wireless QoS. A battle between random versus predictable access has played out, sounding remarkably similar to the battles between Ethernet and Token Ring.
EDCA (Enhanced Distributed Channel Access), the more Ethernet-like contender, has largely trounced the HCCA (HCF Controlled Channel Access), the predictable, more Token-Ring-like alternative. HCCA was more suitable for high-density, Vo-Fi deployment than EDCA and its loss could set off alarms among IT pros. The Wi-Fi Alliance claims it's addressing the problem by enhancing the EDCA portion of 802.11e to support a high number of voice calls; it expects to complete this work in early 2008. But despite the Wi-Fi Alliance's ongoing efforts surrounding EDCA, that work won't entirely replace HCCA.
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