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Distributed coordination function

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Distributed Coordinated Function is a type of MAC system used in WLAN. DCF manages the transmission over a medium by allowing each node to listen to surrounding nodes to see if they are transmitting, before transmitting themselves.

Compare with Point Coordinated Function

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