The life-cycle of a 3GPP Spec

Abridged for family viewing.

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Legend …

xxx

yyy

Pale green =Action by Rapporteur(or other WG delegate)

Turquoise =Action by Project Manager

yyy Yellow =Action by Specifications Manager

Click on button for links to related information on the web.

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A spec needs changing …

start

Identify the spec

Download to own PC

Download CR cover page

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Follow the instructions on the CR cover page and on the web to prepare the Change Request.

Optionally, distribute to WG via e-mail exploder.

Wait for comments

Deadline for comments reached

WG delegate comments

Revise CR.Ready for WG meeting

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Prepare formal Tdoc to WG meeting.

Request Tdoc number

Use Tdoc number.

Wait for Tdoc no.

Receive request.

Idle (ha!)

Grant Tdoc number

Idle

This process is being automated via web application.

CR number may have been granted at same time as TDoc number, or may wait till CR is agreed by WG.

Record details of CR in CR database (WG-specific).

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Present CR to WG meeting.

Agree CR.

Update CR database (WG-specific).

CR agreed. CRs may be accumulated over several WG meetings between two TSG meetings.

Check CR for consistency.

Conforms to instructions in 3GPP TRs 21.900 and 21.801? Does not conflict with other CRs?

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CR agreed.

All CR entries for WG. CR entries for all WGs.

Idle (ha!)

Thus must happen before the start of the TSG meeting.

Update master database

Ready for TSG.

Idle

TSG plenary approaches …

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Ready for TSG.

TSG plenary starts …

Present CRs to TSG. This may actually

be done by WG chairman.

Discuss and approve (or reject, etc) CRs.

Idle

Update master database.

IdleReady to implement CR.

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Ready to implement CR.

TSG plenary has finished …

Download Spec from server.

Edit spec to incorporate all CRs.

Completed spec to Specs Manager.

Record receipt of Spec.

Idle

All done?

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Idle Update master database to indicate “supplied”.

Plausibility check on edited spec.(Date, version number, references, change history, page layout, etc.)

Make file available on 3GPP server (and MCC-

internal mirror) in:Meeting-related directory;“Latest” directory;Archive directory.

Update master database to indicate “available”.

Time is off the essence:beware deadline for spec availability!

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Spec relates to a frozen Release?

Send to ETSI for transposition as ETSI TS/TR.

Idle

Is for publication?

Y

Y

N

N

Certain TRs are internal working documents of TSGs.

Other SDOs retrieve Spec from 3GPP file server.