ETSI
Final draft ETSI EN 301 893 V2.1.0 (2017
4.2.6.1.2 DFS applicable frequency range
Radar detection shall be used when operating on channels whose nominal bandwidth falls partly or completely within
the frequency ranges 5 250 MHz to 5 350 MHz or 5 470 MHz to 5 725 MHz. This requirement applies to all types of
RLAN devices regardless of the type of communication between these devices.
Uniform Spreading is required across the frequency ranges 5 150 MHz to 5 350 MHz and 5 470 MHz to 5 725 MHz.
Uniform Spreading is not applicable for equipment that only operates in the band 5 150 MHz to 5 250 MHz.
4.2.6.1.3 DFS operational modes
Within the context of the operation of the DFS function, an RLAN device shall operate as either a master or a slave.
RLAN devices operating as a slave shall only operate in a network controlled by an RLAN device operating as a
master. A device which is capable of operating as either a master or a slave shall comply with the requirements
applicable to the mode in which it operates.
Some RLAN devices are capable of communicating in ad-hoc manner without being attached to a network. RLAN
devices operating in this manner on channels whose nominal bandwidth falls partly or completely within the frequency
ranges 5 250 MHz to 5 350 MHz or 5 470 MHz to 5 725 MHz shall employ DFS and shall be tested against the
requirements applicable to a master.
Slave devices used in fixed outdoor point to point or fixed outdoor point to multipoint applications shall behave as slave
with radar detection independent of their output power. See table 6.
4.2.6.1.4 DFS operation
The operational behaviour and individual DFS requirements that are associated with master and slave devices are as
follows:
Master devices:
a) The master device shall use a Radar Interference Detection function in order to detect radar signals.
The master device may rely on another device, associated with the master, to implement the Radar
Interference Detection function. In such a case, the combination shall comply with the requirements applicable
to a master.
An RLAN network always has at least one RLAN device operating in master mode when operating in the
bands 5 250 MHz to 5 350 MHz and 5 470 MHz to 5 725 MHz.
b) A master device shall only start operations on Available Channels. At installation (or reinstallation) of the
equipment, the RLAN is assumed to have no Available Channels within the band 5 250 MHz to 5 350 MHz
and/or 5 470 MHz to 5 725 MHz. In such a case, before starting operations on one or more of these channels,
the master device shall perform either a Channel Availability Check or an Off-Channel CAC to ensure that
there are no radars operating on any selected channel. If no radar has been detected, the channel(s) becomes an
Available Channel(s) and remains as such until a radar signal is detected during the In-Service Monitoring
after the channel became an Operating Channel. The Channel Availability Check or the Off-Channel CAC may
be performed over a wider bandwidth such that all channels within the tested bandwidth become Available
Channels.
The initial Channel Availability Check may be activated manually at installation or reinstallation of the
equipment.
c) A master device may initiate a network by sending enabling signals to other RLAN (slave) devices. Once the
RLAN has started operations on an Available Channel, then that channel becomes an Operating Channel.
During normal operation, the master device shall monitor all Operating Channels (In-Service Monitoring) to
ensure that there is no radar operating within these channel(s). If no radar was detected on an Operating
Channel by the In-Service Monitoring but the RLAN stops operating on that channel, then the channel
becomes again an Available Channel.
An RLAN is allowed to start transmissions on multiple (adjacent or non-adjacent) Available Channels. In this
case all these channels become Operating Channels.