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October/November/December 2022 I 9 *Information on these tables includes data and figures previously presented in https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-opens-6-ghz-band-wi-fi-and-other-unlicensed-uses. FCC U.S. 5 GHz CHANNEL PLAN * IEEE channel # Available Channels Un-Available Channels U-NII - 1 U-NII - 2A U-NII - 2B U-NII - 2C U-NII - 3 U-NII - 4 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 144 149 153 157 161 165 169 173 177 181 20 MHz Channel Bandwidth 40 MHz 80 MHz 160 MHz Band Frequency 5150 MHz 5250 MHz 5350 MHz 2400 MHz 2483 MHz 5470 MHz 5725 MHz 5850 MHz 5925 MHz Max. E.I.R.P 36 dBm 30 dBm 1 6 11 ISM 30 dBm 30 dBm 36 dBm *Information on these tables includes data and figures previously presented in https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-opens-6-ghz-band-wi-fi-and-other-unlicensed-uses. FCC U.S. 6 GHz CHANNEL PLAN * IEEE channel # U-NII - 5 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97 101 105 109 113 117 121 125 129 133 137 141 145 149 153 157 161 165 169 173 177 181 185 189 193 197 201 205 209 213 217 221 225 229 233 U-NII - 6 U-NII - 7 U-NII - 8 59 x 20 MHz Channel Bandwidth 29 x 40 MHz 14 x 80 MHz 7 x 160 MHz Band Frequency 5925 MHz 6425 MHz 6525 MHz 6875 MHz 7125 MHz Max. E.I.R.P 36 dBm with AFC 36 dBm with AFC 5 dBm/MHz 5 dBm/MHz Maximum client power is 6 dB lower than permitted AP power FIGURE 1: FCC U.S. 6 GHz channel plan. FIGURE 2: FCC U.S. 5 GHz channel plan. FCC 5 GHz and 6 GHz Channel Plans The 6 GHz band offers 1,200 MHz of spectrum supporting an additional 59 contiguous 20 MHz wide channels (Figure 1). In comparison, the 2.4 GHz band encompasses 3 channels that are each 20 MHz wide while the 5 GHz band has 25 non-contiguous 20 MHz channels (Figure 2). The additional spectrum will result in less congestion, and the contiguous spectrum permits greater flexibility in channel bonding, which will support high-bandwidth consumers, such as AR, VR, and low-latency applications. Only certified Wi-Fi 6E equipment will offer the capability to operate within the 6 GHz band.