Re: [PATCH wpan-tools] info: add frequency to channel listing for phy capabilities

[Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@wantstofly.org>]

On Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 09:38:27AM +0200, Christoffer Holmstedt wrote:

> > > This is for the same reason as above. Alignment in the output, it is a trade
> > > off between "readability" in two different ways. Alignment in the output or
> > > printing the full word "Unknown". I will change this to "Unknown" and we can
> > > change it at a later date if it ever shows up and mess up alignment. In any
> > > case if "Unknown" shows up the actual frequency should be added instead of
> > > fixing alignment. ;)
> > > 
> > 
> > Then maybe some "-" instead "unkown", is this better, or it's too small
> > then?
> > 
> 
> The more I think about it the more I feel "Unknown" is better. If for some
> reason the channel page and channel combination is not listed and "Unknown" is
> printed the last thing the user will care about is alignment in the output.
> 
> Channel page and channel number information will not change that often
> so we should be able to keep up with future changes (additions). I have
> tried to get hold of the 802.15.4-2015 draft from March/April but
> without success. The local university will charge me ~350€ or something
> in that region for it. I wanted it to see if any new channel
> pages/channels have been added since -2011 edition.

There are some amendments already available for download that
document new channel pages:

802.15.4f-2012.pdf: channel pages 7, 8
802.15.4g-2012.pdf: channel pages 9, 10
802.15.4j-2013.pdf: channel page 11
802.15.4k-2013.pdf: channel page 12
802.15.4p-2014.pdf: channel page 13