Return-path: Received: from rn-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.170.189]:20136 "EHLO rn-out-0910.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751911AbYKXXaQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:30:16 -0500 Received: by rn-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k40so1938837rnd.17 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:30:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <43e72e890811241530t44245e4ar3fd5797afcc451c0@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20081125_003021_840688_73B4CF46) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:30:15 -0800 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: "Richard Farina" Subject: Re: wireless-regdb: update regulatory rules for US 2.3-2.4GHz and 5.65-5.925GHz Cc: "John Linville" , wireless , "Michael Green" In-Reply-To: <492B3643.4070904@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 References: <492B2E07.9050105@gmail.com> <20081124230427.GM6245@tesla> <492B3643.4070904@gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Richard Farina wrote: > Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 02:43:19PM -0800, Richard Farina wrote: >> >>> >>> The above frequencies are allowed by FCC part 97 to amateur radio >>> operator as primary use, this doesn't even cover the secondary and >>> tertiary uses, just where amateurs are primary. >>> >> >> NACK -- For the US we use the wireless regulatory database for Part 15 >> rules with 802.11 in mind. >> >> > > Not only do I understand your reasoning, but I also agree. Please do > consider the following (from that same email): Thanks :) > This also introduces a new issue in crda of setting not only power limits > but power limits based on modulation. It is permitted to use DSSS up to 100 > watts, however, OFDM is permitted up to 1500 watts. > > Would it be an unreasonable request to have crda support modulation > restrictions and power limit based on modulation restrictions? This is odd, first time I hear about such a thing. Do you have a pointer to Part 15 rules which clarifies this? Luis