After initial delivery in late 2017 of ‘Non-Stand-Alone’ (NSA) NR new radio specifications for 5G, much effort focused in 2018 on timely completion of 3GPP Release 15 – the first full set of 5G standards – and on work to pass the first milestones for the 3GPP submission towards IMT-2020.
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The planned dates for Release 17’s physical layer, functionalities and protocol work freezes are December 2021, March 2022 and June 2022 , respectively. This timeline assumes 3GPP will resume in-person meetings from June 2021 onward, yet is likely subject to change depending on the continued threat of COVID-19.
Read moreWhat is the latest 3GPP release and its major introductions?
The focus will be on 3GPP Release 16 and 17. Release 16 was completed on July 3, 2020 with the slight delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Detailed Overview of LTE 3GPP releases
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3GPP Release schedule and summary 3GPP Releases3GPP ReleaseRelease dateDetailsRelease 15End 20185G Phase 1 specificationRelease 1620205G Phase 2 specificationRelease 17~Sept 20213GPP 3GPP Specification Release Numbers – Electronics Notes www.electronics-notes.com › connectivity › 3gpp › standards-releases
Read moreWhat is the current 3GPP release?
3GPP Release 17 3GPP approved the Release 17 package in December 2019 at the same meeting as the freeze for Release 16’s physical layer work. So far, COVID-19 has most affected Release 17, as the majority of the work for this release has happened virtually.
Read moreWhich of the following technologies are introduced in 3GPP Release 16 to continuously improve 5G competitiveness?
Rel-16 is phase 2 of the 5G system, which considered the following New Radio improvement: Continuously improve NR competitiveness by implementing; Self-backhaul and integration with access for NR. EMBB sub6GHz enhancement . New multiple access, such as SCMA.
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