Prior to August 31, 2000, the FCC required the use of how many channels with a 2.4 GHz FHSS system before repeating the pattern?
Answer(s): B
Explanation:
No overlapping frequencies are allowed under either rule. If the minimum 75 MHz of used bandwidth within the frequency spectrum were cut into pieces as wide as the carrier frequency bandwidth in use, they would have to sit side-by-side throughout the spectrum with no overlap. This regulation translates into 75 non-overlapping carrier frequencies under the pre- 8/31/00 rules and 15-74 non-overlapping carrier frequencies under the post- 8/31/00 rules.
The IEEE states in the 802.11 standard that FHSS systems will have at least 6 MHz of carrier frequency separation between hops. Therefore, a FHSS system transmitting on 2.410 GHz must hop to at least 2.404 if decreasing in frequency or 2.416 if increasing in frequency. This requirement was left unchanged by the IEEE after the FCC change on 8/31/00.
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