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April 2001

Work Plan and Releases What extra do you get for your money with each new Release? John M Meredith Specifications Manager, 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre. April 2001. Features. F1. F2. F3. B1. B2. B3. B4. B5. B6. W1. W2. W3. W4. W5. 3GPP Work Item Management. Building blocks.

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April 2001

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  1. Work Plan and ReleasesWhat extra do you get for your money with each new Release?John M MeredithSpecifications Manager, 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre April 2001

  2. Features F1 F2 F3 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 3GPP Work Item Management Building blocks Work tasks

  3. Project plan • All Features, Building Blocks and Work Tasks are contained in the 3GPP Project Plan • Plan based on Microsoft Project • Gantt presentation available on 3GPP web site • Open access – everyone can view the plan http://www.3gpp.org/3G_Specs/wi_management.htm

  4. 3GPP Releases • Specifications are grouped into “Releases” • A mobile system can be constructed based on the set of all specifications which comprise a given Release • A Release differs from the previous Release by having added functionality introduced as a result of ongoing standardization work • Specifications pertaining to a given Release are distinguished by the first field of the version number ("x" in x.y.z)

  5. Major achievements RAN – Radio Access Network • Release '99: • Completely new Radio Access Network (UTRAN), built ‘from scratch’ • Different base technology compared to GSM: Wideband CDMA instead of TDMA • Two different modes: FDD and TDD (both 3.84 Mcps) • Adopted by ITU as part of the IMT-2000 family

  6. Major achievements T – Terminals • Release 99: • SMS, AT commands, and multiplexing protocol as in GSM • EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service) • MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) • MExE (Mobile Execution Environment) R99 • AT command enhancements • Wide Area Synchronisation Standard • Testing: • RF testing of User Equipment (UE) in FDD and TDD modes • Signalling testing of UE in FDD mode • EMC testing of UE • Reports on : • Electrical safety requirements and regulations and Specific Absorption Rate requirements in different regions • Requirements for UE Capabilities • Multi Mode UEs

  7. Major achievements CN – Core Network • GSM-UMTS interworking • Mobile Station Classmark • Multicall • Circuit Switched Bearers in UMTS • Open Systems Architecture • USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) • Release 99: • CAMEL Phase 2 and 3 • Basic UMTS Security issues • EDGE • ASCI (Advanced Speech Call Items) • Call Forwarding Enhancements • GPRS • GTP (GPRS Tunnelling Protocol) Enhancement • Handover

  8. Major achievements SA – Services and Systems Aspects • Release 99: • Services as available with GSM • Multimedia messaging

  9. Major achievements RAN – Radio Access Network Release 4: • New TDD mode (1.28 Mcps) for narrowband application • Evolution of UTRAN transport (mostly support of/for IP) • Various Radio interface improvements, e.g.: • UTRA repeater • Various Radio Access Network improvements, e.g.: • Robust Header Compression (first use of IETF RFC 3095)

  10. Major achievements T – Terminals Release 4: • Mobile Execution Environment (MExE) Rel4 • Multimedia Messaging (MMS) Rel4 • Support for SyncML • Several new AT commands • Improvements for SMS/EMS • Terminal Local Model • USAT Local link (allows USIM applications to access other devices via Bluetooth) • USAT Interpreter Protocol (partly Release 5) • Test specification for the USAT Java API • USIM related features from CPHS (Common PCN Handset Specifications) • Logical Channels for USIM

  11. Major achievements CN – Core Network Release 4: (R99 plus, without the IP enhancements) • Evolution of Transport in the CN • Non-Transparent Real Time Facsimile • Circuit Switched (CS) Emergency Call Enhancements • Enable Bearer Independent CS Architecture • Transcoder-Free Operation (TrFO) • ASCI Enhancements for Rel-4 • Operator Determined Barring (ODB) for Packet Oriented Services

  12. Major achievements SA – Services and Systems Aspects Release 4: • Authentication algorithm (Usage is Release independent) • Transcoder-Free Operation (TrFO) • Tandem Free aspects for 3G and between 2G and 3G systems • Virtual Home Environment (VHE) and Open Services Architecture (OSA) evolution • Full support of Location Services (LCS) in Circuit Switched and Packet Switched domains

  13. ForecastsRAN – Radio Access Network Release 5: • Intra Domain Connection of RAN Nodes to Multiple Core Network Nodes • High Speed Downlink Packet Access • Radio Access Network improvements and evolution of bearers on Radio interface to enable efficient IP-based multimedia services in UMTS • Separation of resource reservation and radio link activation • offers benefits to high bit-rate users

  14. ForecastsT – Terminals Release 5: • MExE Rel5 • MMS Rel5 • vObjects and other constructs for use in data synchronisation • Enhancements to USIM Toolkit Secure Messaging • …

  15. ForecastsCN – Core Network Release 5:(basically all the IP enhancements) • Provisioning of IP-Based Multimedia Services (SIP Call Control protocol) • Packet Switched (PS) Emergency Call Enhancements • CAMEL Phase 4 • Intra Domain Connection of RAN Nodes to Multiple CN Nodes • Reliable end-to-end QoS for Packet Switched domain • …

  16. ForecastsSA – Services and Systems Aspects Release 5: • Development/Selection of a Multi-Rate Wideband Speech Codec with extended Acoustic Bandwidth (50Hz-7kHz) for the support of Wideband Speech Telephony in multiple radio environments • Provisioning of IP-based multimedia services • Support of Push Services • Enhancements to: • Security • Virtual Home Environment (VHE) • Open Services Architecture (OSA) • Global Text Telephony • Location Services (LCS)

  17. Forecasts Release independent: • Support for application of UMTS in 1800 and 1900 MHz bands • User Equipment testing Beyond Release 5 • Security enhancements • More… • Is the subject of several meetings / workshops between now and end of 2001.

  18. Major achievements and forecasts Major achievements and forecastsGERAN – GSM EDGE Radio Access Network • Release 99: • Dual Transfer Mode (DTM): a new Simple Class A of GPRS Mobile Station • Support of GSM-3G interworking: Handover and multimode operation • Support of Enhanced Packet and Circuit Switched Data rates (EGPRS/ECSD) • Support of GSM in Release Independent Frequency Bands (e.g. 400 MHz) • Support of Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) speech codec

  19. Major achievements and forecasts Major achievements and forecastsGERAN – GSM EDGE Radio Access Network • Release 4 and Release 5: More than 30 Work Items adopted, including: • GERAN/UTRAN interface evolution 1 (Iups) (Feature) • GERAN/UTRAN interface evolution 2 (Iucs) (Feature) - Rel 5 • Low chip rate TDD interworking with GERAN (Building Block) • GERAN improvements 1 (Gb over Ip) (Feature) • GERAN improvements 2 (Gb enhancements) (Feature) • GERAN radio interface evolution (Feature) - Rel 5 • 700 MHz spectrum support (Feature) • Support of Wide Band AMR in GERAN including testing (3 Building Blocks) - Rel 5 • Location Services in GERAN including testing (5 Building Blocks) • Real Time QoS for PS including VoIP - Rel 5

  20. Project planning and monitoring • Need to show feature definition timescales: • When will a particular feature be fully defined? • When will its test specifications be available? • Manufacturers need to know: • When is it safe to introduce products to the market? • Network operators need to know: • When will equipment be available to start trials? • When will products be available for commercial supply? • When can we introduce service?

  21. Project planning and monitoring • No attempt at project control ! • Standardization activity is “contribution-driven”. • It will proceed at the pace its active member organizations wish it to. • It is not appropriate for the Support Team to attempt to control progress. • It is appropriate for the Support Team to collate information and present it so that participating organizations can: • easily determine the current state of progress; and • therefore take actions to direct their contributions in appropriate areas.

  22. Project planning and monitoring • The Support Team maintains a project plan showing features and subordinate building blocks and work tasks, together with their estimated schedules. • An industry-standard project management tool is used, allowing participants to download the file and run simulations for their own internal calculations – “what-iffing”. • The project plan is updated as a result of progress in working groups and TSGs, with approved checkpoints each TSG-SA meeting.

  23. Each feature is recorded. Each feature can be expanded to show its component building blocks and work tasks. Its overall time scale is shown.

  24. For each entry, supplementary information is recorded. Hyperlink to detailed description of the feature. Intended Release in which the feature will be introduced. The lead TSG / WG. Whether it has components in more than one Release. The current degree of completion. Rapporteur. Notes.

  25. Project planning and monitoring • How can one tell when a feature is complete? • When all its component building blocks are complete. • How can one tell when a building block is complete? • When all its component work tasks are complete. • How can one tell when a work task is complete? • When the responsible working group says so!

  26. Project planning and monitoring • “Freezing” a Release • When all new functionality is defined. • Does NOT imply that all specs are actually available! • But remaining specs are scheduled to be completed within a “reasonable” time.

  27. Project planning and monitoring • “Freezing” a Release • Typically, specs will be stable within three to six months of the Release freeze date (as announced by the TSGs). • But test specs and O&M specs may be six months later still.

  28. Project planning and monitoring • How does one implement a new feature? • By modifying equipment to comply with all the Change Requests (and new specs) related to that feature.

  29. Influencing the work 3GPP is contribution driven… • All progress is the result of contributions… • Progress can be accelerated by more input… • New Features may be proposed by 3GPP Individual Members, so… • Make sure your company participates in 3GPP

  30. http://www.3gpp.org

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