Automakers, Cisco Offer FCC Advice on 5.9 GHz Notice
The FCC needs to ask some key questions in an expected public notice to refresh the record on dedicated short-range communications systems in the 5.9 GHz band, said the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Association of Global Automakers and Cisco in…
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meetings at the FCC. The FCC is examining sharing the band between Wi-Fi and dedicated DSRC systems aimed at preventing road accidents (see 1602050048). “Addressing questions such as whether a sharing proposal would require DSRC to use 20 MHz, as opposed to the current 10 MHz, channels is critical to developing a robust record that will allow the Commission to make well-reasoned decisions in this proceeding and allow stakeholders to plan effectively as a result,” the three said. “We discussed the potential consequences of the Commission’s recent decision to modify aspects of its 2014 decision to allow higher out-of-band emissions into the DSRC band from U-NII devices operating in the 5725-5850 MHz band,” the filing said. “Allowing higher OOBEs into the DSRC band from U-NII devices operating in the 5725-5850 MHz band will significantly increase the potential for harmful interference to DSRC operations.” The filing, in docket 13-49, reported on eighth-floor meetings with aides to the commissioners and with the Office of Engineering and Technology.