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Appendix B - Channels

Table Of Contents

Channels, Power Levels, and Antenna Gains

Channel Sets

Maximum Power Levels and Antenna Gains


Channels, Power Levels, and Antenna Gains


This appendix lists the channels supported by the world's regulatory domains. The appendix also lists the maximum power levels and antenna gains for each regulatory domain.

The following topics are covered in this appendix:

Channel Sets

Maximum Power Levels and Antenna Gains

Channel Sets

The channel identifiers, channel center frequencies, and regulatory domains of each 802.11b 22-MHz-wide channel are shown in Table B-1.

Table B-1 Channels

Channel Identifier
Frequency
(in MHz)
Regulatory Domains

Americas (-A)

ETSI (-E)

Israel (-I)

China (-C)

Japan (-J)

1

2412

X

X

-

X

X

2

2417

X

X

-

X

X

3

2422

X

X

X

X

X

4

2427

X

X

X

X

X

5

2432

X

X

X

X

X

6

2437

X

X

X

X

X

7

2442

X

X

X

X

X

8

2447

X

X

X

X

X

9

2452

X

X

X

X

X

10

2457

X

X

-

X

X

11

2462

X

X

-

X

X

12

2467

-

X

-

 

X

13

2472

-

X

-

 

X

14

2484

-

-

-

 

X


Note Mexico is included in the Americas regulatory domain; however, channels 1 through 8 are for indoor use only while chnnels 9 through 11 can be used indoors and outdoors. Users are responsible for ensuring that the channel set configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of Mexico.



Note France is included in the ETSI regulatory domain; however, only channels 10 through 13 can be used in France. Users are responsible for ensuring that the channel set configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of France.


Maximum Power Levels and Antenna Gains

An improper combination of power level and antenna gain can result in equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) above the amount allowed per regulatory domain. Table B-2 indicates the maximum power levels and antenna gains allowed for each regulatory domain.

Table B-2 Maximum Power Levels Per Antenna Gain 

Regulatory Domain
Antenna Gain (dBi)
Maximum Power Level (mW)

Americas (-A)
(4 watts EIRP maximum)

0

100

2.2

100

5.2

100

6

100

8.5

100

12

100

13.5

100

21

20

ETSI (-E)
(100 mW EIRP maximum)

0

100

2.2

50

5.2

30

6

30

8.5

5

12

5

13.5

5

21

1

Israel (-I)
(100 mW EIRP maximum)

0

100

2.2

50

5.2

30

6

30

8.5

5

12

5

13.5

5

21

1

China (-C)
(10 mW EIRP maximum)

0

5

2.2

5

5.2

n/a

6

n/a

8.5

n/a

12

n/a

13.5

n/a

21

n/a

Japan (-J)
(10 mW/MHz EIRP maximum)

0

50

2.2

30

5.2

30

6

30

8.5

n/a

12

n/a

13.5

5

21

n/a