Details of the features and work items under each 3GPP Release are kept in the corresponding, on-line, list of features and study items. A 3GPP description document - Overview of 3GPP Release 11 is …

However, detailed protocol specifications (stage 3) may not yet be complete. "Freezing" is applied successively for each of the three stages (see below), with stage 3 normally being frozen one or two …

Timeframes are defined for each release by specifying freezing dates. Once a release is frozen, only essential corrections are allowed (i.e. addition and modifications of functions are forbidden).

3GPP Releases 3 Stages of a Release Parallel “Releases”, each at its own state of maturity, give a stable platform for implementation: Release 8 Stage 3 freeze December 2008 Release 9 Stage 3 …

Oct 23, 2022 · From package approval (December 2021) to protocol coding freeze (March 2024), the duration is 2 years and 3 months. Conceptualizing new features or enhancements for the release …

In those specifications where the need for a new feature has been found after the freeze date, a new release of the specification is created. Currently, new features are being incorporated into "Release …

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Release frozen in Dec 2009. The initial enhancements were included to LTE in release 9. These were in fact the improvements which were left behind from release 8 or perhaps provided some minor …

Release frozen in September 2012. Release 11 includes enhancements to LTE Advanced features. Some important enhancements: Multiple Timing Advances (TAs) for uplink CA. Non-contiguous intra …

3GPP Release schedule and summary The table below gives the approximate dates and some of the salient features of the different 3GPP Releases for their standards.