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On 12/18/2014 05:21 PM, Helmut Schaa wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> [...]
> 
> So, every channel has a CAC time of 60 seconds.
> 
> Checking version 1.7.2 of the ETSI regulation indicates that we might
> need some modifications to cfg80211:
> 
> From [1] page 79:
> 
> "NOTE 1: For channels whose nominal bandwidth falls completely or
> partly within the
> band 5 600 MHz to 5 650 MHz, the Channel Availability Check Time shall be
> 10 minutes.
> NOTE 2: For channels whose nominal bandwidth falls completely or
> partly within the
> band 5 600 MHz to 5 650 MHz, the Off-Channel CAC Time shall be within the
> range 1 hour to 24 hours."
> 
> So, for these channels we should select a longer initial CAC time.
> 
> Is anyone aware of this issue?
> 
> Thanks,
> Helmut
> 
> 
> [1] http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301800_301899/301893/01.07.02_20/en_301893v010702a.pdf
> --

Hello Helmut,

just forget about those aka 'weather channels' that require a pracitcally
impossible to achieve radar detection probability rate (99.99% during CAC, see
table D.5).

They should simply be disabled, either at mac layer, or at least in ath/regd.c.


Cheers,
Zefir
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