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

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

[Chen-Yu Tsai]

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@nic.gov.in>
Reported-by: Degrader Snehil <degradersnehil@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@kernel.org>
---
 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

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

[Ping-Ke Shih]

Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@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@nic.gov.in>
> Reported-by: Degrader Snehil <degradersnehil@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@kernel.org>

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

Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@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
>
>

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

[Chen-Yu Tsai]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@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@nic.gov.in>
> > Reported-by: Degrader Snehil <degradersnehil@gmail.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@kernel.org>
>
> Listed regulation in this patch matches official URL page (translated
> by Google translation).

The PDF actually has an English part which is nice.

> Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@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
> >
> >

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

[Ping-Ke Shih]

Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@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@nic.gov.in>
> > > Reported-by: Degrader Snehil <degradersnehil@gmail.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@kernel.org>
> >
> > Listed regulation in this patch matches official URL page (translated
> > by Google translation).
>
> The PDF actually has an English part which is nice.

Oops! Indeed! I opened the pdf and dropped it into Google translation before.
Check the values again, and the result is expected.

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

[Chen-Yu Tsai]

On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:51:40 +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai 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
> 
> [...]

Late notification.

Applied to master in wens/wireless-regdb.git, thanks!

[1/1] wireless-regdb: Update regulatory rules for India (IN) on 6GHz
      https://git.kernel.org/wens/wireless-regdb/c/5db6ce73e616

Best regards,
-- 
Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@kernel.org>