wireless-regdb: Update regulatory rules for Norway (NO)

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"John W. Linville" <linville at tuxdriver.com> writes:

> Well, sorry for the delay...  I will take this silence as "no
> objection". :-)
>
> Bj?rn, could you give me a "Signed-off-by" line as well?

Sure.  Is this sufficient, or do you need the patch resent with it
included?


Signed-off-by: Bj?rn Mork <bjorn at mork.no>




> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 01:19:12PM -0500, John W. Linville wrote:
>> Any comments from the regulatory experts in the group?
>> 
>> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 03:13:22PM +0100, Bj?rn Mork wrote:
>> > As mentioned by Robert Gr?nning <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
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Bj?rn
>> 
>> > 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 at tuxdriver.com			might be all we have.  Be ready.
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