FCC Publishes Addendum to draft for U-NII 6 GHz devices

The FCC has published an addendum to the draft U-NII 6 GHz certification guidance. The purpose of this document is to provide clarifications and updates to 987594 U-NII 6 GHz devices 5.925-7.125 GHz DR01-44057 during the commenting period. This addendum will evolve as the draft period continues, adding new items to the existing ones and incrementing the version.

A link to this addendum is here: http://bit.ly/6GHz-FCC-KDB-Addendum

In a related post, in August 2020 the FCC published guidance for certification of 6GHz devices, see posting "FCC publishes guidance on certification of 6 GHz devices operating in the 5.925 - 7.125 GHz U-NII band" for a link to that guidance document.

These documents are in support of the the newly published, May 2020, FCC rules, effective July 27, 2020, opening more spectrum for unlicensed use in the 5 to 7 GHz range.  See "FCC Adopts Rules for Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band"

REF:

A link to the FCC Draft Knowledge Database (KDB)

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/reports/PublishedDocumentList.cfm

FCC KDB Home page

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/index.cfm

FCC publishes guidance on certification of 6 GHz devices operating in the 5.925 - 7.125 GHz U-NII band

Following the adoption of new rules published in May, 2020 allowing use of new spectrum for emerging "6 GHz" devices, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)  Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) Laboratory Division has published a draft guidance document for public review covering certification of U-NII 6 GHz devices operating in the 5.925-7.125 GHz band.

The document can be found on the FCC OET Page, a shortcut provided here - 

http://bit.ly/6GHz-FCC-KDB 

Other links;

FCC KDB document home;
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/index.cfm

Archive copy of publication available at;
https://celectronics.com/pdf/FCC-6GHz-KDB.pdf

FCC Adopts Rules for Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band

FCC publishes new rules in the Federal Register designed to optimize unlicensed access by authorizing two types of unlicensed operations in the 6 GHz band.

The Commission is authorizing standard-power access points that operate under the control of an automated frequency coordination system in portions of the 6 GHz band, additionally opening the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed indoor low power access points. The Commission will also permit unlicensed client devices to communicate with both the standard-power and low-power access points. These new rules provide use of up to 320-megahertz channels to expand capacity and increase performance.

These new rules have an effective date of July 27, 2020.

REF:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-26/pdf/2020-11236.pdf