Part 7: 3GPP Roadmap - 5G for Absolute Beginners
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The document outlines a timeline for 3GPP's release of standards related to 5G, focusing on releases 15 through 18 and their key features. It highlights the development phases, including specification definitions and freezes for each release. The content emphasizes advancements in enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), and machine-type communications, while providing links for further information.
Part 7: 3GPP Roadmap - 5G for Absolute Beginners
- 1. 5G for Absolute Beginners Part 7: 3GPP Roadmap ZAHID GHADIALY APRIL 2020 @3g4gUK
- 2. 3GPP Standards Timeline – Revised Dec. 2019 ©3G4G 2018 2019 2020 20212017 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3Q4 Rel-15 NSA (option-3) freeze Rel-15 NSA (option-3) ASN.1 Earlydrop Rel-15 SA (option-2) freeze Rel-15 SA (option-2) ASN.1 Main dropRel-15 Rel-15 late drop freeze Rel-15 late drop ASN.1 Latedrop Designed by 3G4G, based on roadmap from 3GPP, Dec 2019 Q4
- 3. 3GPP Release-15 ©3G4G Source: 3GPP See 3GPP Release Features and Study Items here
- 4. Release-15 Output: Focussed on eMBB & FWA support ©3G4G
- 5. 3GPP Standards Timeline – Revised Dec. 2019 ©3G4G 2018 2019 2020 20212017 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3Q4 Rel-15 NSA (option-3) freeze Rel-15 NSA (option-3) ASN.1 Earlydrop Rel-15 SA (option-2) freeze Rel-15 SA (option-2) ASN.1 Main dropRel-15 Rel-15 late drop freeze Rel-15 late drop ASN.1 Latedrop Rel-16 content definition Rel-16 specification development Rel-16 freeze Rel-16 ASN.1 freeze Rel-16 Designed by 3G4G, based on roadmap from 3GPP, Dec 2019 Rel-16 RAN4 Performance Completion Q4
- 6. 3GPP Release-16 ©3G4G Work in Progress Source: 3GPP See 3GPP Release Features and Study Items here
- 7. Release-16 Output: URLLC + mMTC (rebraded LTE-M/NB-IoT) ©3G4G
- 8. 3GPP Standards Timeline – Revised Dec. 2019 ©3G4G 2018 2019 2020 20212017 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3Q4 Rel-15 NSA (option-3) freeze Rel-15 NSA (option-3) ASN.1 Earlydrop Rel-15 SA (option-2) freeze Rel-15 SA (option-2) ASN.1 Main dropRel-15 Rel-15 late drop freeze Rel-15 late drop ASN.1 Latedrop Rel-16 content definition Rel-16 specification development Rel-16 freeze Rel-16 ASN.1 freeze Rel-16 Approval of Rel-17 content Rel-17 specification work Rel-17 stage-3 freeze Rel-17 ASN.1 freezeRel-17 Designed by 3G4G, based on roadmap from 3GPP, Dec 2019 Rel-16 RAN4 Performance Completion Rel-17 RAN1 freeze Q4 Rel-17 RAN4 Performance Completion Rel-18 Approval of Rel-18 content
- 9. 3GPP Release-17 ©3G4G Approved Sep. 2019 Source: 3GPP See 3GPP Release Features and Study Items here
- 10. Release-17: Motivation for NR-Light ©3G4G NR-Light (a.k.a. NR-Lite)
- 11. 5G Spider Diagram Combined with NR-Light ©3G4G 0 2 4 6 8 10 Coverage Peak Data Rate Reliability Low Cost Battery Life Low Latency NB-IoT LTE-M (eMTC) URLLC eMBB NR-Light More details on 3G4G Blog
- 12. 3GPP Standards Timeline – Revised Dec. 2019 ©3G4G 2018 2019 2020 20212017 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3Q4 Rel-15 NSA (option-3) freeze Rel-15 NSA (option-3) ASN.1 Earlydrop Rel-15 SA (option-2) freeze Rel-15 SA (option-2) ASN.1 Main dropRel-15 Rel-15 late drop freeze Rel-15 late drop ASN.1 Latedrop Rel-16 content definition Rel-16 specification development Rel-16 freeze Rel-16 ASN.1 freeze Rel-16 Approval of Rel-17 content Rel-17 specification work Rel-17 stage-3 freeze Rel-17 ASN.1 freezeRel-17 Designed by 3G4G, based on roadmap from 3GPP, Dec 2019 Rel-16 RAN4 Performance Completion Rel-17 RAN1 freeze Q4 Rel-17 RAN4 Performance Completion Rel-18 Approval of Rel-18 content
- 13. 3GPP Standards Timeline – Revised Mar. 2020 ©3G4G 2018 2019 2020 2021 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Rel-16 content definition Rel-16 specification development Rel-16 freeze Rel-16 ASN.1 freeze Rel-16 Approval of Rel-17 content Rel-17 specification work Rel-17 stage-3 freezeRel-17 Designed by 3G4G, based on roadmap from 3GPP, Mar 2020 Rel-16 RAN4 Performance Completion Rel-17 RAN1 freeze Q4 Rel-18 Approval of Rel-18 content 2022 Q1 Q2 Rel-17 ASN.1 freeze Rel-17 RAN4 Performance Completion
- 14. Further Study on this topic ©3G4G • 3GPP Release 15 (link) • 3GPP Release 16 (link) • 3GPP Release 17 (link) • 3GPP 5G Specifications (link) • Introduction to NR-Light a.k.a. NR-Lite (link)
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