ITI Whitepaper on 5GHz Allocations for RLAN Abstract This document prepared by the Information Technology Industry Council provides suggested input to regulatory authorities for operation in the 5 GHz bands, specifically for Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) type devices. This document also provides guidance on the allocation of the 5 GHz band by the ITU-R and clarifies some of the proposed operating parameters in the adopted resolution.
Overview Based on the need to provide users with more bandwidth for innovative broadband applications, ITI supports efforts addressing uses of RLAN devices in the 5 GHz bands. This additional spectrum allows for continued growth of RLAN and greater user flexibility. The 5 GHz frequency bands below 5725 MHz have been allocated for use by mobile services including RLAN by the ITU-R. These systems should be deployed and operated without any type of user or system license or registration other than the appropriate type-approval for the transmitters. The attached table outlines the basic requirements for systems operating in the 5150-5350 MHz and 5470-5725 MHz as allocated by the ITU-R. Operation in the 5725-5850 MHz band is based on current US and Canada regulations ITI also include some suggested modifications that will help facilitate a more robust deployment of these devices. The ITU-R allocation suggests additional mitigation techniques to provide further protection for EESS systems. However real world deployment does not support the adoption of either an antenna mask nor require the systems to be used primary indoors to protect these services as suggested by the ITU-R. Therefore ITI does not recommend the adoption of these more stringent mitigation techniques. Full report: http://www.itic.org/policy/2003/trc03059.pdf -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
