Re: [PATCH v2] wireless-regdb: Update 5/6 GHz power rules for Russia (RU)

On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 5:17=E2=80=AFAM Louis Kotze <[email protected]> wrot=
e:
>
> The 5650-5850 and 5925-6425 MHz entries use 100 mW EIRP. The SCRF
> spectrum allocation (Annex 2 of SCRF 07-20-03-001) permits 200 mW
> EIRP, indoor, with LBT. The LBT requirement is satisfied by the
> standard IEEE 802.11 CCA mechanism in the MAC layer.
>
> Leave 5150-5350 MHz at 100 mW. The SCRF spectrum allocation permits
> 200 mW here too, but the per-standard equipment certification rules
> cap 802.11n (Order 124) and 802.11ax (Order 321) at 100 mW. Per
> maintainer guidance, regdb should encode the most restrictive
> applicable limit.
>
> Primary-source analysis (SCRF PDFs and per-standard Orders), as well
> as a forthcoming source-URL update from Valeriy Kosikhin, are in the
> lore thread.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/wireless-regdb/20260417060000.ru-analysis@g=
mail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Louis Kotze <[email protected]>
> ---
> Changes since v1:
>   - Keep 5150-5350 at 100 mW per most-restrictive-limit guidance
>     (Chen-Yu Tsai).
>   - Add 5650-5850 bump to 200 mW (missed in v1, which only addressed
>     5925-6425).
>   - Replace eleoscompliance.com reference (flagged as uninformative
>     in v1 review) with a lore link to the primary-source analysis
>     thread. A follow-up patch from Valeriy Kosikhin will update the
>     in-tree source-URL comment to the SCRF primary documents after
>     lawyer review.
>
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/wireless-regdb/20260411222155.299441-4-loukot=
@gmail.com/
>
>  db.txt | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/db.txt b/db.txt
> index 343b256..26413da 100644
> --- a/db.txt
> +++ b/db.txt
> @@ -1771,8 +1771,8 @@ country RS: DFS-ETSI
>  country RU:
>         (2400 - 2483.5 @ 40), (100mW)
>         (5150 - 5350 @ 160), (100 mW), NO-OUTDOOR
> -       (5650 - 5850 @ 160), (100 mW), NO-OUTDOOR
> -       (5925 - 6425 @ 160), (100 mW), NO-OUTDOOR
> +       (5650 - 5850 @ 160), (200 mW), NO-OUTDOOR
> +       (5925 - 6425 @ 160), (200 mW), NO-OUTDOOR

Just to follow up, there was a patch to enlarge the allowed channel
width to 320 MHz [1]. Do either of you know whether this is valid?
If yes, could you reply to it with a Reviewed-by?


Thanks
ChenYu


[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20250708-russia-320-v1-1-53641e8=
[email protected]/


>         # 60 GHz band channels 1-4, ref: Changes to NLA 124_Order =E2=84=
=96129_22042015.pdf
>         (57000 - 66000 @ 2160), (40), NO-OUTDOOR
>
>
> base-commit: 3ceaf3bc0a3d81acd0c1bc413a620ed18e41475f
> --
> 2.53.0
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