[PATCH] wireless-regdb: Update regulatory rules for India (IN) on 6GHz

[Ping-Ke Shih]

Chen-Yu Tsai <wens at kernel.org> wrote:
>
> The Government of India has officially opened this band for licence-exempt
> use via Gazette Notification G.S.R. 47(E), dated January 20, 2026,
> published January 21, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Communications
> under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy
> Act, 1933.
>
> Gazette details:
>   Title   : Use of Low Power and Very Low Power Wireless Access System
>             including Radio Local Area Network in Lower 6 GHz Band
>             (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Rules, 2026
>   File No : 24-04/2025-UBB
>   Gazette : No. 47, CG-DL-E-21012026-269488
>   Signed  : Devendra Kumar Rai, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communications
>   URL : https://www.dot.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/02/88f0ac8c74eb6f6907934d17d0015ab5.pdf
>
> The Gazette defines two device classes for 5925–6425 MHz:
>
>   1. Low power indoor
>      - Max EIRP         : 30 dBm
>      - Max PSD          : 11 dBm/MHz
>      - Max bandwidth    : 320 MHz
>      - Restriction      : Indoor use only (Rule 5)
>
>   2. Very low power outdoor
>      - Max EIRP         : 14 dBm
>      - Max PSD          : 1 dBm/MHz
>      - Max bandwidth    : 320 MHz
>      - Restriction      : None
>
> Additional operational restrictions per Rule 5 of the Gazette:
>   - Band is prohibited on oil platforms
>   - Indoor use prohibited on land vehicles, boats and aircraft below 10,000 ft
>   - Communication with and control of drones/UAS is prohibited
>   - Contention-based protocol is mandatory for all devices (Rule 4)
>
> Out-of-band emission limit: -27 dBm/MHz outside 5925–6425 MHz (Rule 6)
>
> For now, add a rule for 6 GHz LPI. As the database does not support PSD
> information, the EIRP needs to be limited so that transmissions over a
> 20 MHz channel does not exceed the PSD requirements. This limits the
> max EIRP to just 24 dBm.
>
> Reported-by: Gaurav Kansal <gaurav.kansal at nic.gov.in>
> Reported-by: Degrader Snehil <degradersnehil at gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens at kernel.org>

Listed regulation in this patch matches official URL page (translated
by Google translation).

Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih at realtek.com>

> ---
>  db.txt | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/db.txt b/db.txt
> index e2842db..d54ef78 100644
> --- a/db.txt
> +++ b/db.txt
> @@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ country IN:
>         (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (24), DFS
>         (5470 - 5725 @ 160), (24), DFS
>         (5725 - 5875 @ 80), (30)
> +       (5925 - 6425 @ 320), (24), NO-OUTDOOR
>
>  # Source:
>  # https://asnad.cra.ir/fa/Public/Documents/Details/73af8590-f065-eb11-968f-0050569b0899
> --
> 2.47.3
>
>