I mean, it's done in software, so you can do that if you want to. It just won't be "right". Why? :) -adrian On 20 August 2016 at 19:05, Raj Joshi <rajjoshi at comp.nus.edu.sg> wrote: > In simpler terms , I want to know if I could run ath10k on DFS > channels in countries "outside" of FCC, ETSI and JP regulations? > > Thanks, > Raj Joshi > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 10:23 PM, Raj Joshi <rajjoshi at comp.nus.edu.sg> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am aware that DFS scan and pattern detection is possible in ath10k >> or to be precise it is implemented in the ath kernel module. From the >> source code (dfs_pattern_detector.c), I can see that there are >> patterns specific to ETSI, FCC and JP regulatory regions. >> >> I got some conceptual questions regarding the pattern detection and regulations: >> >> Q.1 For a given country, the wireless-regdb [1] specifies one of these >> 3 regions for DFS. For example, "country AE: DFS-FCC" or "country AF: >> DFS-ETSI". What does this mean? Does it mean that country AE follows >> DFS rules of FCC and that country AF follows those of ETSI? >> >> Q.2 If the above is the case, then can I run ath10k "correctly" as >> well as "legally" in country AE, given that pattern detection is >> implemented for FCC? When I say "correctly", I mean that pattern >> detection will not have any false negatives. And when I say "legally", >> I mean that my ath10k device would comply with the local regulations >> of country AE, given that my device is FCC DFS compliant. >> >> It is little hard to believe that all the world's radar patterns could >> be covered by 3 regulatory standards (FCC, ETSI and JP). Also if that >> was the case, then ath10k already does a very good job with DFS >> channels and the new swanky 802.11ac devices such as [2] are simply >> not worth their price! >> >> I would appreciate if someone can provide a clarification around this. >> >> Thanks, >> Raj >> >> [1] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/sforshee/wireless-regdb.git/tree/db.txt >> [2] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalwifi/portal-turbocharged-wifi/description > > _______________________________________________ > ath10k mailing list > ath10k at lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath10k
