ISED announces the decisions resulting from the consultation process is undertaken in Canada Gazette notice SMSE-014-20, Consultation on the Technical and Policy Framework for Licence-Exempt Use in the 6 GHz Band.
There were 4 main decisions already defined by ISED:
1. ISED will allow license-exempt RLAN use in the 5925-7125 MHz band.;
2. Standard-power RLANs under the control of an AFC system will be permitted to operate on a license-exempt basis in the 5925-6875 MHz frequency range;
3. Low-power indoor-only RLANs will be permitted to operate on a license-exempt basis across the 5925-7125 MHz band with the use of a contention-based protocol (e.g. listen before-talk);
4. Indoor and outdoor very low-power RLAN devices will be permitted to operate on a license-exempt basis across the 5925-7125 MHz band with the use of a contention-based protocol (e.g. listen-before-talk);
Now ISED is going to update the CTFA and ISED will develop the applicable technical standard and the standards and procedures related to AFC systems and AFCSAs.