[PATCH] wireless-regdb: add IN rules for lower 6 GHz (5925-6425 MHz) LPI and VLP

[Chen-Yu Tsai]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 10:10 AM Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> <gaurav.kansal at nic.in> wrote：
> >
> > From: Gaurav Kansal <gaurav.kansal at nic.in>
> >
> >     DoT / Gazette notification (20 Jan 2026) delicensed lower 6 GHz (5925-6425 MHz).
> >     Add rules for:
> >      - Low Power Indoor (LPI) 5925-6425 MHz, up to 1000 mW (30 dBm) EIRP, NO-OUTDOOR
> >      - Very Low Power (VLP) 5925-6425 MHz, up to 25 mW (14 dBm) EIRP
> >
> >     References:
> >      - DoT / Gazette notification (Jan 20, 2026)
> >        https://blog.gauravkansal.in/2026/01/Gazette%20on%20the%20Use%20of%20Low%20Power%20and%20Very%20Low%20Power%20Wireless%20Access%20System%20in%20Lower%206%20GHz%20band%20-%202026.pdf
>
> Is it possible to tag original official link?
>
> >        https://blog.gauravkansal.in/2026/01/Opening-India-Lower-6-GHz-Band-for-Wireless-Use:-A-Strategic-Regulatory-Landmark.html
> >        https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_WLAN_channels#India_2
> >      - Linux wireless-regdb db.txt format docs
> >     Signed-off-by: Gaurav Kansal gaurav.kansal at nic.in

Somehow your commit message is indented.

Please have an empty line before the Signed-off-by.

> > ---
> >  db.txt | 8 ++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/db.txt b/db.txt
> > index dc72989..0f90f6e 100644
> > --- a/db.txt
> > +++ b/db.txt
> > @@ -974,12 +974,20 @@ country IL: DFS-ETSI
> >  # Source:
> >  # https://dot.gov.in/spectrummanagement/delicensing-24-24835-ghz-band-gsr-45-e-5150-5350-ghz-gsr-46-e-and-5725-5875-ghz
> >  # https://dot.gov.in/spectrummanagement/license-exemption-5-ghz-gsr-1048e-dated-22102018
> > +# Info about 6 GHz added by Gaurav Kansal (gaurav.kansal at nic.in)
> > +# Lower 6 GHz delicensed for India: 5925-6425 MHz (on 21.Jan.2026)
> > +# LPI: Low Power Indoor (indoor only) — 1000 mW = 30 dBm EIRP
> > +# VLP: Very Low Power (outdoor allowed at very low EIRP) — 25 mW = 14 dBm EIRP
> > +# https://blog.gauravkansal.in/2026/01/Opening-India-Lower-6-GHz-Band-for-Wireless-Use:-A-Strategic-Regulatory-Landmark.html
> > +# https://blog.gauravkansal.in/2026/01/Gazette%20on%20the%20Use%20of%20Low%20Power%20and%20Very%20Low%20Power%20Wireless%20Access%20System%20in%20Lower%206%20GHz%20band%20-%202026.pdf
> >  country IN:
> >         (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (30)
> >         (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (30)
> >         (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (24), DFS
> >         (5470 - 5725 @ 160), (24), DFS
> >         (5725 - 5875 @ 80), (30)
> > +       (5925 - 6425 @ 320), (1000 mW), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW
>
> I'd prefer in unit of dBm as [1].

Please stick with what the official document uses.

> I think no need AUTO-BW that is to merge adjacent rules to have large bandwidth.
>
> > +        (5925 - 6425 @ 320), (25 mW), AUTO-BW
>
> Use tab as indent instead.
>
> I'm not aware we can possibly have two entries with the same frequency range,
> and I only added one entry for indoor (or no indoor/outdoor restriction) before.
> Checking freq_reg_info_regd(), I think only first matched entry is adopted, but
> no error to build reg-db by 'make'.

That's my impression as well. Linux cannot handle two rules for the same
band. Only one is ever used.


ChenYu

> >
> >  # Source:
> >  # https://asnad.cra.ir/fa/Public/Documents/Details/73af8590-f065-eb11-968f-0050569b0899
> > --
> > 2.47.3
> >
> >