It does seem a bit intrusive, however in the context of working with
existing users of the spectrum, AFC seems to make sense.
This WLPC video is a good intro: https://youtu.be/knFsQAoIw1I
At 26:38 is a description of the coordination process and 52:32 an intro to
AFC.

On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 8:05 AM Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> wrote:

> sure wish there was a chat window. i have some pithy comments to make.
> (The whole centralized db idea seems very flawed.
> you want my IP address once a day with my home routers exact location?
> DFS style autodetection seems saner)
>
> And then there's the 5G subsidy being discussed as I write.
>
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 7:32 AM Harshal Chhaya <harshal@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > FYI - you can listen to today's FCC meeting at
> https://www.fcc.gov/general/live
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 12:33 PM Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > H/T to james. First reading - ALL wifi 6ghz access points need to
> > > report their location to a centralized FCC database
> > > via a yet to be written "AFC" system. Hmmm...
> > >
> > > more:
> > >
> > > https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-363490A1.pdf (linked from
> > > here:
> https://www.fcc.gov/document/promoting-unlicensed-use-6-ghz-band-0)
> > >
> > > Draft rules are in appendix A. They could have changed slightly
> > > between the agenda release on Apr 2, and the meeting/vote tomorrow.
> > > Final version will be published after the meeting tomorrow. Don't ask
> > > me how long that takes.
> > >
> > > For the very high level summary of the four operating modes, see III
> > > A, III B, IV A and IV B in the Table of Contents.
> > >
> > > III. Report and Order:
> > > A. Standard-Power Operations in U-NII-5 and U-NII-7 Bands
> > > B. Low-Power Indoor Operations Across the Entire 6 GHz Band
> > > IV. Further Proposed:
> > > A. Very Low Power Operation
> > > B. Higher Power Spectral Density for Low Power Indoor Operations
> > >
> > >
> > > https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-363490A1.pdf
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 8:17 AM Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I just wish I knew what was required for an open source maker of
> > > > outdoor capable APs had to do. So far I haven't found the draft
> > > > rules...
> > > >
> > > > It sounded to me that outdoor use required use of a gps and active
> > > > ongoing registration into some FCC database.
> > > >
> > > >
> https://www.fiercewireless.com/regulatory/fcc-sets-all-1-200-mhz-motion-for-6-ghz-unlicensed
> > > >
> > > > “We’re stoked about what the 6 GHz band can do,” he told Fierce.
> > > > “Imagine getting 2 Gbps on your phone, that’s something Wi-Fi 6E and
> 6
> > > > GHz can accomplish,” as well as produce latency on the order of 2
> > > > milliseconds or less, which is why it’s so attractive for things like
> > > > AR/VR."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
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