White Space Related Regulations Summary of Regulations Region TVWS Device Type Transmitted Power GDB * Sensing Channel Band Requirements /Country FD: 30dBm (1W) US (FCC) 6MHz channel Optional Fixed Device (FD): Must be delivered to antenna, allocation for capable of supported in Related 4W EIRP; and PPD geolocation and TV both Fixed document: Mode I and II PPD: Mode I and bands database and PPD FCC 10-174 FD only: TV (100mW) EIRP II devices, access Mode II channel 2 if the adjacent devices. Mandatory Personal/Portable TV Final order: channel separation for Device (PPD): channel 5 to 20 requirement is met; almost only PPDs Mode I: list of (76-512MHz) finalized 16dBm (40mW) available channels EIRP if the adjacent FD and PPD: through fixed or TV channel 21 channel separation Mode II devices; requirement is not to 35 (512 to Mode II: capable of 602MHz) and met; geolocation and TV Sensing-only PPD: TV channel 39 bands database to 17dBm (50mW) access; EIRP Transmit power Sensing-only PPD: control required with no geolocation and TV bands database access. Master device: Determined by the Must be Not to be UK 8MHz channel direct connect to database; supported in used in the (OFCOM) allocation database; Transmit power Master UK but Related Slave device: no control required devices. included to document: 9 Possibly need to contacct aid Nov 2010 and database, managed Consultation and by master device FM bands and other bands Final rules to be identified pending Not defined as 8MHz channel Determined by the Must be Optional Europe devices with (CEPT allocation database; supported. specific (ECC)) Transmit power roles/features. 470-790 MHz Related control required document: ECC Report 159 Still in progress
White Space Related Regulations Summary of Regulations Region /Country TVWS Channel Band Device Type Transmitted Power Requirements GDB * Sensing US (FCC) Related document: FCC 10-174 Final order: almost finalized 6MHz channel allocation FD only: TV channel 2 TV channel 5 to 20 (76-512MHz) FD and PPD: TV channel 21 to 35 (512 to 602MHz) and TV channel 39 to Fixed Device (FD): capable of geolocation and TV bands database access Personal/Portable Device (PPD): Mode I: list of available channels through fixed or Mode II devices; Mode II: capable of geolocation and TV bands database access; Sensing-only PPD: with no geolocation and TV bands database access. FD: 30dBm (1W) delivered to antenna, 4W EIRP; Mode I and II PPD: (100mW) EIRP if the adjacent channel separation requirement is met; 16dBm (40mW) EIRP if the adjacent channel separation requirement is not met; Sensing-only PPD: 17dBm (50mW) EIRP Transmit power control required Must be supported in both Fixed and PPD Mode II devices. Optional for and PPD Mode I and II devices, Mandatory for PPDs UK (OFCOM) Related document: 9 Nov 2010 Consultation Final rules pending 8MHz channel allocation Possibly and and FM bands and other bands to be identified Master device: direct connect to database; Slave device: no need to contacct database, managed by master device Determined by the database; Transmit power control required Must be supported in Master devices. Not to be used in the UK but included to aid Europe (CEPT (ECC)) Related document: ECC Report 159 Still in progress 8MHz channel allocation 470-790 MHz Not defined as devices with specific roles/features. Determined by the database; Transmit power control required Must be supported. Optional only
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