The Hidden Power of Wi-Fi's PCF

Your Wi-Fi has a secret, built-in "boss mode" that's almost never used.

It’s called Point Coordination Function, or PCF. Instead of all your devices fighting

to talk at once, this feature turns your router into a strict traffic cop.

The router takes control and polls each device one by one, saying,

"Okay, laptop, your turn to send data." "Now you,

phone." This creates a special, collision-free period, which would be perfect for lag-free video

calls and gaming. So why isn't this amazing feature everywhere? It was just too

complex and didn't scale well for modern, busy networks. It remains a ghost in the machine,