Cisco Aironet Access Point Software Configuration Guide for VxWorks
Appendix B - Channels, Power Levels, and Antenna Gains

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Channels, Power Levels, and Antenna Gains

Channels

Maximum Power Levels and Antenna Gains


Channels, Power Levels, and Antenna Gains


This appendix lists the channels supported by the world's regulatory domains as well as the maximum power levels and antenna gains allowed per domain.

This appendix covers these topics:

Channels

Maximum Power Levels and Antenna Gains

Channels

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

Table B-1 Channels

Channel Identifier
Frequency
in MHz
Regulatory Domains
Americas
(-A)
EMEA
(-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

Maximum Power (mW)

100

100

100

5

50


Note France may use 2412-2452 MHz up to 10 mW EIRP, and 2457-2472 up to 100 mW EIRP.
Mexico may use 2400-2483.5 MHz up to 650 mW EIRP(2400-2450 for indoor use only).


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)

-A Channel Set
(4 watts EIRP maximum)

0

100

2.2

100

5.2

100

6

100

8.5

100

12

100

13.5

100

21

20

-E Channel Set
(100 mW EIRP maximum)

0

100

2.2

50

5.2

30

6

30

8.5

5

12

5

13.5

5

21

1

-I Channel Set
(100 mW EIRP maximum)

0

100

2.2

50

5.2

30

6

30

8.5

5

12

5

13.5

5

21

1

-C Channel Set
(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

-J Channel Set
(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