1. 6GHz for Cisco WLAN Best Practices Guide
  2. Channel and Regulatory Information
  3. Regulatory Information
  • Best Practices for Wi-Fi 6E (Tri-Band) including Voice, with Cisco WLAN Infrastructure
Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information

There are different regulatory rules regarding the allowed transmit power limits based on the device operating category.
Allowed Transmit Power Limits Per Operating Category
Device Classification
Applications
Max EIRP
Max Power Spectral Density (PSD)
Zebra Device
Standard Power (SP)
Outdoor and indoor under control of Automated Frequency Coordination System (AFC)
FCC:
AP: 36 dBm
STA" 30 dBm (*)
(*) The client max TX power must always be 6 db less than the AP max TX power
FCC:
AP: 23 dBm/MHz
STA: 17 dBm/MHz
Supported (*)
(*) Follow the SP AP max TX power
Low Power Indoor Only (LPI)
Indoor only
FCC:
AP:30 dBm
STA: 24 dBm
FCC:
AP: 5 dBm/MHz
STA: -1 dBm/MHz
Supported
Very Low Power (VLP)
Outdoor and Indoor for short range applications
FCC: not approved
Other countries: 14 dBm
FCC: not approved
Other countries: -8 dBm/MHz
Supported
Standard Power (SP) access points must access an AFC system before transmitting. The AFC system provides information about the permissible frequencies (channels) and maximum transmit powers to SP access points based on their geographic location. The client devices operating under an SP access point must set their maximum transmit power to 6 dB below the maximum transmit power of the access point.
Standard power access points may be used outdoors as they have higher transmit power limits, but they may be used indoors as well as long as they are connected to an AFC system.