Two of the UNII bands are heavily used for licensed PTP and I mean heavily, so really if the AFC system works correctly most of the spectrum proposed will likely be unuseable outdoor. I feel like from a reliability standpoint it will be tough to count on a system that uses AFC in general. What about the Antenna being used on these APs are they going to be able to cover the entire band from 5Ghz to 6Ghz efficiently? Just thinking...
Erich Kaiser North Central Tower er...@northcentraltower.com Office: 815-570-3101 On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 5:24 PM Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us> wrote: > from Fred Goldstein via the wispa list: > > "There are really two different types of devices approved today. A > Standard Power device, allowed +36 dBm EIRP, must communicate daily with an > AFC that determines what frequencies are available at its location. It must > have geolocation. (We are waiting to see the final Order to see how the > "client AP" is handled.) The rules for the AFC are reasonably conservative, > so the licensed PtP users are generally pretty happy with it. And a whole > bunch of companies have already been working on AFCs. > > The Low Power Indoor device, on the other hand, does not require AFC. It > is limited to indoor use only (must have mains power, may not be > weatherproof, must be labeled) and is allowed +30 dBm EIRP (clients +24 > dBm). Since those can use any frequency, the incumbents are a wee bit > concerned. But between building entry losses (pretty high at 6 GHz) and the > directionality of the FS dishes, harmful interference is unlikely. That is > likely to be a volume market for Wi-Fi 6e. The higher-end business stuff, > and ours, will be standard power. > > The FNPRM asks about Very Low Power outdoor operation without AFC. Like > cell phones and small hotspots. It also asks about higher power for > AFC-controlled devices." > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 4:07 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Yep...lots of buzz from this >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 3:47 PM Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us> wrote: >> >>> WISPA said they are waiting for them to release the order. they are >>> hoping it's 36db...there's a chance it's only 30db. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 3:42 PM Tim Withrow via AF <af@af.afmug.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I learned that the FCC approved 1200Mhz of unlicensed spectrum in 6 >>>> Gigahertz today. >>>> >>>> any idea what Eirp they approved for fixed wireless? >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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