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  • Support for channel selection in UNII 5, UNII 6, UNII 7 and UNII 8

  • Ability to select any primary channel in each UNII x band (e.g., any 20 MHz channel)

  • Ability to operate in 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz or 320 MHz channels

Will be handled by Channels configuration chapter.

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  • The AFC system requires inputs per AP of geolocation, including location confidence, antenna height, FCC ID and device serial number to an AFC operator.

  • The AFC will return the allowed power levels per frequency.

  • The cloud should maintain a list of allowed channel power levels for each AP along with the inforomation information about when the power levels were last updated.

  • The AFC values should be updated at least 1x per calendar day.

  • Operation of the AFC is not a necessity for OpenSync, thus use of a 3rd party vendor is allowed. However, the cloud should manage this relationship with the AFC vendor with a cloud-to-cloud interface.

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  • The controller must support enabling and setting a time interval for off-channel scanning using a non-intrusive channel scanning method with a single radio chain.

  • The dwell time for the off-channel scan must be configurable.

  • The off-channel scan must be configurable only to PSC channels or all 20 MHz channels.

  • The off-channel scan must be configurable in bandwidth size (e.g., 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz , and 160 MHz, and 320 MHz)

SM Changes to Support a New Radio

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WiFi 6E uses WPA3 for authentication. WPA2 authentication is not allowed by the WiFi 6E standard.

Requirements

  • 6GHz radio supports many VAPs, STA and AP mode, M-BSSID

SDK

The following SDKs support WiFi 6E:

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