Regards Alexander Wilhelm > > > Is there inconsistencies between dBm/mW conversions? Please give me a feedback. > > The conversions don't always produce round numbers, and since we can't let > the system exceed the _actual_ limit, the values can only be rounded down. > For example, 500 mW converts to roughly 26.9897 dBm. We can't use 27 dBm, > since if the system outputs at 26.999 dBm, it would be in violation of > the rules. > > Or, if we understand 3 dBm reduction to be halving the power, we could > fix up any rules that "have their base limit in mW and were converted to > dBm to apply the reduction" be rewritten in mW with the numbers halved. > That would require someone to go through the entries though. But if > the rules are already written in mW, and what you observe is the kernel > rounding down the numbers, then perhaps the kernel may need to support > both units. > > > Thanks > ChenYu
