U-NII

The Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII)[1][2] radio band is part of the radio frequency spectrum used by IEEE-802.11a devices and by many wireless ISPs.
It operates over four ranges:

U-NII Low (U-NII-1[3]): 5.150-5.250 GHz. Originally limited to indoor use only. Regulations required use of an integrated antenna, with power limited to 50 mW.[4] Rules changed in
2014 to permit outdoor operation, maximum fixed power 1 watt, maximum fixed EIRP 4 watts (+36 dBm) point-to-multipoint, 200 watts (+53 dBm) point-to-point. [2] (http://www.fcc.
gov/document/5-ghz-u-nii-ro) However, strict out-of-band emission rules limit practical point-to-point power to lower levels.
U-NII Mid (U-NII-2A[3]): 5.250-5.350 GHz. Both outdoor and indoor use, subject to Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS, or radar avoidance). Regulations allow for a user-
installable antenna.[5] Power limited to 250 mW[4]
U-NII-2B: 5.350-5.470 GHz. Currently 120MHz of spectrum not allocated by the FCC for unlicensed use.
U-NII Worldwide (U-NII-2C / U-NII-2e): 5.470-5.725 GHz. Both outdoor and indoor use, subject to Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS, or radar avoidance).[5] Power limited to
250 mW.[4] This spectrum was added by the FCC in 2003 to "align the frequency bands used by U-NII devices in the United States with bands in other parts of the world".[5] The
FCC currently has an interim limitation on operations on channels which overlap the 5600 - 5650 MHz band.[6]
U-NII Upper (U-NII-3[7]): 5.725 to 5.850 GHz. Sometimes referred to as U-NII / ISM due to overlap with the ISM band. Regulations allow for a user-installable antenna. Power
limited to 1W[4]
DSRC/ITS (U-NII-4[8]): 5.850 to 5.925 GHz. At present U-NII-4 spectrum is being considered by the FCC for unlicensed use. U-NII-4 is presently only usable for Dedicated Short
Range Communications Service (DSRC) and licensed Amateur Radio Operators.

Band Freq. Range Bandwidth Max Power Max EIRP

U-NII Low / U-NII-1 / U-NII Indoor 5.150–5.250 GHz 100 MHz 50 mW 200 W
U-NII Mid / U-NII-2A 5.250–5.350 GHz 100 MHz 250 mW 1W
U-NII-2B 5.350–5.470 GHz 120 MHz . .
U-NII Worldwide / U-NII-2C / U-NII-2-Extended / U-NII-2e 5.470–5.725 GHz 255 MHz . .
U-NII Upper / U-NII-3 5.725-5.850 GHz 125 MHz 1W 200 W
DSRC/ITS / U-NII-4 5.850–5.925 GHz 75 MHz . .

Wireless ISPs generally use 5.725-5.825 GHz.

In the USA licensed amateur radio operators are authorized 5.650-5.925 GHz by Part 97.303 of the FCC rules.

U-NII is an FCC regulatory domain for 5- GHz wireless devices. U-NII power limits are defined by the United States CFR Title 47 (Telecommunication), Part 15 - Radio Frequency
Devices, Subpart E - Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure Devices, Paragraph 15.407 - General technical requirements. Regulatory use in individual countries may differ.

The European HiperLAN standard operates in same frequency band as the U-NII.

Contents
5 GHz (802.11a/h/j/n)
See also
References
External links

5 GHz (802.11a/h/j/n)
Except where noted, all information taken from Annex J of IEEE 802.11-2007 modified by amendments k, y and n. Because countries set their own regulations regarding specific
uses and maximum power levels within these frequency ranges, it is recommended that local authorities are consulted as regulations may change at any time.

In 2007, the FCC began requiring that devices operating in channels 52, 56, 60 and 64 must have Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) capabilities. This is to avoid communicating in
the same frequency range as some radar. In 2014, the FCC issued new rules[9] for all devices due to interference with government weather radar systems. Fines and equipment seizure
were listed as punishment for non-compliance.
 United
Europe Japan Singapore China Israel Korea Turkey India
frequency States
Band channel
(MHz)
40/20 MHz[10] 40/20 MHz 40/20 MHz[11] 10 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz[12] 20 MHz[13] 20 MHz 40/20 MHz 5/10 MHz[14]
183 4915 No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes
184 4920 No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes
185 4925 No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes
187 4935 No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes
188 4940 No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes
189 4945 No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes
192 4960 No No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes
196 4980 No No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes
7 5035 No No No Yes No No No No No No No
8 5040 No No No Yes No No No No No No No
9 5045 No No No Yes No No No No No No No
11 5055 No No No Yes No No No No No No No
12 5060 No No No No No No No No No No No
16 5080 No No No No No No No No No No No
34 5170 No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
36 5180 Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
38 5190 No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

U- 40 5200 Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NII-1 42 5210 No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
44 5220 Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
46 5230 No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
48 5240 Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
52 5260 Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No
U- 56 5280 Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NII-
2A 60 5300 Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
64 5320 Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
U-
5350–
NII- No Unknown
5470
2B

100 5500 Yes[15] Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes

104 5520 Yes[15] Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes

108 5540 Yes[15] Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes

112 5560 Yes[15] Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes

116 5580 Yes[15] Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes

U-
NII- 120 5600 No[16] Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes
2C
124 5620 No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes
128 5640 No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes

132 5660 Yes[15] Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes

136 5680 Yes[15] Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes

140 5700 Yes[15] Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes

149 5745 Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes

153 5765 Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
U-
157 5785 Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
NII-3
161 5805 Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
165 5825 Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
169 5845 No Unknown No Yes
173 5865 No Unknown No Yes
U- 177 5885 No Unknown No Yes
NII-
4[17] 181 5905 No Unknown No Yes
5925
185 (proposed No Unknown No Yes
expansion)

See also
 List of 5 GHz WLAN channels
Part 15 (FCC rules)
ISM band
802.11

References
10. FCC 15.407 as of August 8, 2008 – hallikainen.com (http://sujan.hallikainen.org/FCC/
1. "15.07.2005, Heise: 5 GHz WLAN to be available all over Europe" www.heise.de (htt
FccRules/2008/15/407/) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20110724173702/htt
p://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/61748) Archived (https://web.archive.org/w
p://sujan.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/2008/15/407/) July 24, 2011, at the Wayback
eb/20050807080924/http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/61748) 2005-08-07
Machine.
at the Wayback Machine.
11. "802.11-2007 Japan MIC Released the new 5 GHz band (W56)" (https://web.archive.
2. " "Cisco: Glossary" www.cisco.com" (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/
org/web/20070710010058/http://www.adt.com.tw/english/news_files/81.pdf) (PDF).
wireless/cb21ag/icg02/winglskh.htm).
Bureau Veritas — ADT. Archived from the original (http://www.adt.com.tw/english/new
3. " "Dynamic Frequency Selection for 5 GHz WLAN in the US and Canada" s_files/81.pdf) (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
www.cisco.com" (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5679/ps586
12. Israel: 2005 – ‫ התשס"ו‬,(2 '‫( צו הטלגרף האלחוטי )אי תחולת הפקודה( )מס‬http://www.moc.go
1/prod_white_paper0900aecd801c4a88_ps5279_Products_White_Paper.html).
v.il/sip_storage/FILES/3/293.pdf) (PDF) (in Hebrew).
4. "FCC 15.407 as of October 1, 2014 - hallikainen.com" (http://www.hallikainen.com/Fc
13. Korea Frequency Distribution Table (https://web.archive.org/web/20110816230623/htt
cRules/2014/15/407/). www.hallikainen.com.
p://rra.go.kr/join/databoard/law/view.jsp?lw_type=3&lw_seq=187) 2008.12.31 (in
5. "FCC-03-287A1.doc" (http://www.atcb.com/publicdocs/fcc-03-287a1-UNII-Changes.p Korean)
df) (PDF).
14. [1] (http://wpc.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/3-NATIONAL%20FREQUENCY%20
6. " "15E, Dynamic Frequency Selection, DFS, DFS Approval" fcc.gov" (http://fjallfoss.fc TABLE.doc) India frequency allocation table
c.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=41732&switch=P).
15. "Publication Number: 443999 Rule Parts: 15E" (https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/F
7. " "What's New With Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII)" " (https://tr TSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=41732&switch=P). FCC. October 5, 2009. "Devices
ansition.fcc.gov/bureaus/oet/ea/presentations/files/apr14/51-5GHz-First-R&O-TCB-Ap must be professionally installed when operating in the 5470 – 5725 MHz band"
ril-09,-2014-_4-AW.pdf) (PDF).
16. "Elimination of interference to Terminal Doppler Weather Radar" (http://transition.fcc.g
8. "Driving Wi-Fi Ahead: the Upper 5 GHz Band" (https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/blog/ ov/eb/uniitdwr.pdf) (PDF). FCC. July 27, 2010.
2015/02/23/driving-wi-fi-ahead-upper-5-ghz-band). 23 February 2015.
17. " "(see page 9) Sharing the 5.9 GHz Band Between Unlicensed Devices and DSRC" "
9. "5 GHz Unlicensed Spectrum (UNII)" (http://www.fcc.gov/document/5-ghz-unlicensed- (http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/media/66261/lansford.pdf) (PDF).
spectrum-unii). 12 December 2015.

External links
In the USA, CFR Title 47 Part 15 (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=47&PART=15&SECTION=407&TYPE=TEXT&YEAR=2005) (revised in 2005)
describes the regulation of the U-NII bands.
The FCC's U-NII regulations (https://www.fcc.gov/document/5-ghz-unlicensed-spectrum-unii) for 5GHz wireless operation in the USA.
RadioElectronics' article on Wi-Fi / WLAN Channels, Frequencies, Bands & Bandwidths (http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/wireless/wi-fi/80211-channels-number-frequencies-b
andwidth.php)
Air802's article with tables of data on FCC Rules and Regulations (http://www.air802.com/fcc-rules-and-regulations.html) which specifies frequencies and channels.
Cisco Wireless Radio Channel Frequencies (http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/3200/software/wireless/3200WirelessConfigGuide/RadioChannelFrequencies.pd
f)
Government of India NATIONAL FREQUENCY ALLOCATION PLAN-2011 [3] (http://www.wpc.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/National_Frequency_Allocation_Plan-2011.pdf)
Government of India NATIONAL FREQUENCY ALLOCATE TABLE (Latest) [4] (http://wpc.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/3-NATIONAL%20FREQUENCY%20TABLE.doc)

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