On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 1:58 AM, Bj?rn Mork <bjorn at mork.no> wrote: > "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof at do-not-panic.com> writes: > >> In the meantime, while that gets developed, I'd still like to supply >> patches to enable VHT80 for a few countries without hopefully such >> high bar for documentation as I cannot get this information. > > I believe VHT80 (and VHT160) is allowed by current regulations in a > large number of countries, and that the current db entries are in fact > wrong by stating any upper channel width limits at all in the 5 GHz > bands. > > For example, regulations in most CEPT countries are likely based on > > "ECC/DEC/(04)08 on the harmonised use of the 5 GHz frequency bands for > the implementation of Wireless Access Systems including Radio Local > Area Networks (WAS/RLANs)" > > or a previous version of that decision. Which is available here: > http://www.erodocdb.dk/Docs/doc98/official/pdf/ECCDEC0408.PDF > > Quoting: > > "considering > .. > > e. that the systems covered by this ECC Decision operate typically in a 20 MHz channel bandwidth, other > values for the channel bandwidth are also feasible provided they comply with the relevant maximum mean > e.i.r.p. and the corresponding maximum mean e.i.r.p. density limits; > " > > and the continues deciding the mentioned power and power density limits > only, without any specific channelization. This document clearly allows > and anticipates both wider and narrower channels, and so does most > likely the national regualations implementing the decision. > > The list of CEPT countries implementating this decision is here: > http://www.erodocdb.dk/doks/implement_doc_adm.aspx?docid=2033 Thanks, this seems to be in agreement with the countries I was considering update that fall under that group that I had updates for except for one country alone: Russia. I'll use the information you provided to update the CEPT ones though. Luis
