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MT7986 DFS Application Note

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Static Check

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 CONFIG_MT_DFS_SUPPORT=y
 Key parameters in 5G profile

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– IEEE80211H=1

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– DfsEnable=1
– DfsDedicatedZeroWait=0 (if set to 3, means Adjust ZW DFS enable)

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Do-Not Switch Channel

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 When testing radar detection rate, you can use the following command
– iwpriv rax0 set RadarDetectMode=1

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 RadarDetectMode would prevent DUT from jumping to another channel
when detecting a radar signal

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Do-Not Switch Channel

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 Log of detecting a radar signal
– If radar signal is detected, pulse information log will be printed

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CAC Status Check

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 iwpriv rax0 show dfschinfo
 When switch to radar channel, you can use this command to check

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whether CAC is done

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Bypass CAC

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 iwpriv rax0 set ByPassCac=1
 When testing radar detection rate, you can use this command to finish

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CAC and let beacon come out earlier

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NOP Check

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 Check which channels are in Non-Occupancy Period (NOP)
– iwpriv rax0 show DfsNOP

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NOP Check

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 Example:
– Ch52 – Ch64 NOP is 1774s

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NOP Clean

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 Set NOP of all channel to 0 second
– iwpriv rax0 set DfsNOPClean=0

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 We do not provide the flexibility of resetting NOP of a specific channel

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Adjust ZW DFS

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 DFS_ADJ_BW_ZERO_WAIT=y
 CONFIG_BACKGROUND_SCAN_SUPPORT=y

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 Parameters in 5G profile

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– DfsEnable=1
– DfsDedicatedZeroWait=3

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Adjust ZW DFS

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 ZW only work when BW160 or BW80,ch52~64
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Recommended Debug Sequence

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 HW: DUT RF Rx sensitivity check
 SW: DUT profile settings check

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 LAB: Testing equipment check

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Radar Simulation

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 The following command is to forcibly activate driver to work as if
detecting a Radar pulse

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– iwpriv rax0 set RDDReport=1 /*band1*/
– iwpriv rax0 set RDDReport=2 /*dedicated path*/

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 This is used to debug whether the driver behavior is correct

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