Any comments from the regulatory experts in the group? On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 03:13:22PM +0100, Bjørn Mork wrote: > As mentioned by Robert Grønning <slimg at iggu.org> in June, Norway does > allow a few more bands than what's currently in the database. In > particular, the old ISM band at 5725 - 5875 MHz is and has "always" been > allowed. > > The regulations [1] have some weird restrictions wrt power densities etc > which I have no idea how to describe in a format suitable for the db. > I've tried my best to make sure the entries are within the rules. > > The regulations also allow up to 1 W eirp in the band 5470 - 5725 MHz, > and up to 4 W eirp in the bands 5725 - 5795 MHz and 5815 - 5850 MHz if > TPC is in use. The limits are reduced by 3dB without TPC. As I don't > know how to express the TPC requirement, I've chosen to put the reduced > limits (500 mW and 2 W) in the db entries. This also matches the German > (DE) entry for 5470 - 5725 MHz, so I guess it must make some sense... > > I also have no idea which SI prefixes you allow in the database, so I've > used whatever was in the regulations. Please adjust as needed if only > mW or dB is acceptable. Or let me know and I'll provide an updated patch. > > > Patch attached. > > > > > References: > > [1] Current Norwegian regulations: > http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/ldles?doc=/sf/sf/sf-20090602-0580.html > > [2] The Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority provides an unofficial english translation of these regulations: > http://www.npt.no/ikbViewer/Content/103810/Regulations_concerning_general_authorisations_for_the_use_of_radio_frequencies.pdf > > > [3] Appendix 1 of ERC/REC 70-03 provides generic information about licensing > status for Short Range Devices (SRD) in most CEPT countries: > http://www.ecodocdb.dk/doks/filedownload.aspx?fileid=1694&fileurl=http://www.erodocdb.dk/Docs/doc98/official/pdf/REC7003E.PDF > > > > > Bjørn > diff --git a/db.txt b/db.txt > index e63a43e..375187f 100644 > --- a/db.txt > +++ b/db.txt > @@ -469,11 +469,20 @@ country NL: > (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS > (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS > > +# Data from http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/ldles?doc=/sf/sf/sf-20090602-0580.html > country NO: > - (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20) > - (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20) > - (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS > - (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS > + # § 7 (2) > + (2400 - 2483.5 @ 40), (N/A, 100 mW) > + # § 7 (3) > + (5150 - 5350 @ 40), (N/A, 200 mW) > + # § 7 (4) > + (5470 - 5725 @ 40), (N/A, 500 mW), DFS > + # § 7 (5) > + (5725 - 5795 @ 40), (N/A, 2 W), DFS > + (5815 - 5850 @ 40), (N/A, 2 W), DFS > + # § 7 (6) > + (5725 - 5795 @ 40), (23, 1 W), DFS, PTP-ONLY > + (5815 - 5850 @ 40), (23, 1 W), DFS, PTP-ONLY > > country NP: > (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20) -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx might be all we have. Be ready. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
