The 6 GHz Band: Say Goodbye to the Stone Age of Wi-Fi Chuck - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The 6 GHz Band: Say Goodbye to the Stone Age of Wi-Fi Chuck Lukaszewski VP, Wireless Strategy & Policy

Bands & Channelization Under Study in US & EU/CEPT 7125 5925 6425 6525 6875 MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz UNII-5 UNII-7 UNII-8 UNII-6 59 x 20 MHz 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 29 x 40 MHz 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 14 x 80 MHz 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 7 x 160 MHz 5925 - 6425 500 1.2 Megahertz & Gigahertz 24 x 20 MHz 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 in Europe in USA 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 12 x 40 MHz 80 80 80 80 80 80 6 x 80 MHz 160 160 160 3 x 160 MHz 2

6 GHz Timeline UK Ofcom Final Report 73 ECC Decision Consultation March Final Report “B” January . from CEPT to EC ECC Report 302 EC Mandate Published ETSI Standards November National Regulations Process May CEPT Technical Published Draft EC Decision and Regulatory Report “B” Draft Report 73 Studies Begin from CEPT to EC July January July 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2021+ NPRM Reply FCC 802.11ax PAR First 6 GHz Phase Complete Report Revised & Order APs Ship in Initial March 18 Advocacy USA April 23 at FCC FCC Notice of Proposed 4Q 2020 FCC Notice of Rulemaking (NPRM) First 6 GHz Radios Inquiry (NOI) October Announced August January 8 3

US Draft Report & Order Outcome Indoor low power across the entire band without AFC @ 5 dBm/MHz; Prohibition on connectors • Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) required in UNII-5/7 for “full” power indoor and all outdoor APs • FNPRM on “Very Low Power” class for portable APs and short-range applications • UNII-5 UNII-6 UNII-7 UNII-8 STANDARD 36 dBm with AFC 36 dBm with AFC 36/AFC POWER AP LOW POWER 5 dBm / MHz INDOOR AP VERY LOW FNPRM FNPRM 14 dBm 14 dBm POWER AP 6 dB Below AP (Peak?) CLIENT DEVICES 7125 5925 6425 6525 6875 MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz 4

5 GHz EIRP vs. 6 GHz Power Spectral Density for Low Power Indoor Channel Width 20 MHz 40 MHz 80 MHz 160 MHz 320 MHz Noise floor vs. 20MHz +0 dB +3 dB +6 dB +9 dB +12 dB 5 GHz UNII-2b EIRP (Constant) 30 dBm 30 dBm 30 dBm 30 dBm 30 dBm PSD 17 dB 14 dB 11 dB 8 dB 5 dB "Net" EIRP 30 dBm 27 dBm 24 dBm 21 dBm 18 dBm 6 GHz LPI EIRP 18 dBm 21 dBm 24 dBm 27 dBm 30 dBm PSD (Constant) 5 dB 5 dB 5 dB 5 dB 5 dB "Net" EIRP 18 dBm 18 dBm 18 dBm 18 dBm 18 dBm 5