• With the opening up of 5.35 – 5.47 GHz and 5.85 – 5.925 GHz, the number of channels increases to 34/16/8/3.
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If the industry manages to take back the TDWR channels, the number increases to 37/18/9/4.
So, as time progresses, you should see additional channels becoming available.
Figure 32: Proposed Channel Plan for US Theater (Not Fully Committed as of this Writing)
Summary
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802.11ac deployments and surveys are not much different than 802.11n deployments.
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802.11ac supports faster 256 QAM modulation allowing 802.11ac clients the ability to use faster and a wider range of data
rates, thus permitting clients to maintain higher connectivity rates.
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When deploying 80 MHz bonded channels, ensure that you have enough spectrum for 80 MHz channels. Note that this can be
a major change to your existing spectrum plan.
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