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`What are the different membership categories?
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`Can an ETSI Observer becomeanIndividual Memberof 3GPP?
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`Whatis the 3GPPpolicy on licensing?
`Who owns the Technical Specifications and the Technical Reports approved by 3GPP?
`Are meeting contributions to ETS! TC SMG publically available?
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`How do | create the next Release version of a TS or TR?
`Wherecan therules, protocols or software neededto develop applications for UMTS be found?
`Whatis the correlation between Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3?
`Are the 3GPP specifications produced only in word?
`Which group works with specifications covering the use of the GSM codec (either in C or Java based)?
`Where can| find documents produced by the GSM MoU Group / GSM Association?
`Where would|find a document (e.g. UMTS 30.03 version 3.1.0) which does not appear on thestatuslist?
`Where are all the Change Requests (CRs) located?
`Where areall the current ETSI SMG specs located?
`Which group works on Physical Layer aspects of UMTS/LTE?
`Wherecan | find the list of Abstract syntax notation (ASN.1) object identifiers?
`Wherecan | find the 3GPP Confidentiality and Integrity algorithms?
`Whatis a Release - how doesspecification version numbering work?
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`Whatis the system for numbering specifications?
`What is the meaningofthe text at the foot of the TS/TR cover page?
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`Questions about Technical Specification Group/Working Group
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`Who are the TSGMWGOfficials and Support team and where can | find their contact details?
`Where can| find the Terms of Reference for my TSG/WG?
`May | become an Official?
`Where are my TSG/WGs documents stored?
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`Questions about Documents and TSG/WG Meetings
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`How do | register for a meeting?
`Who can submit a change proposal on any 3GPP specifications to 3GPP?
`if a change proposalis submitted how long doesit take forit to get approved?
`How to get a user name and password for "Reserve a Document Number"?
`How do | obtain a document number for my contribution?
`Where can | download documents for an upcoming meeting?
`Where can | find a temporary document template?
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`Questions about Work Items and Deliverables
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`Whatis my role when my TSG/W6Gshas to approve a deliverable?
`What are the different types of deliverables?
`Can | write an 3GPP Document myself?
`Do | and my company have to support my TSG/WGsWork Items?
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`Miscellaneous
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`Do | need a password and user name to access the 3GPP Website ?
`Can you give me information about which companies manufacture particular types of equipment.(...)
`How can | determine when a meeting contribution document (TDoc) became publicly available?
`Is itpossible to determine the date and time of publication of a particular version of a 3GPP specification?
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`Technical topics
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`What formalities do | have to go through to get type approval for terminal equipment in Europe? Is there a single point of
`contact? What standards does my equipment need to conform to in order that | can place it on the market?
`Where can|find a list of technical terms and abbreviations used in 3GPP documents?
`What is the difference between a SIM and a USIM? Whatis a UICC?
`| havetransferred a videofile from my phone to my PC. Where can| find a player for 3gp files?
`Where can|find the specification of the SIM Lock feature?
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`Who can become anIndividual Member of 3GPP and how much doesit cost?
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`Individual Membersare by definition membersof the Organizational Partners of 3GPP. This means that members of
`standardization bodies such as ETSI, ARIB, TTA, TTC, ATIS and CCSA have a right to take part in 3GPP.If your company
`becomes an ETSI member,please be informedthatfor participation in 3GPP you need to pay 3 units of contribution as a
`minimum except SMEs,Users, Universities, Public Research Bodies who should pay 2 units (insteadof 1).
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`ETSI Members' and associate members’ fees are calculated by class. The class is derived from the member company's
`annual ECRTband(Electronics Communications Related Turnover) —- see ECRT definition.
`Each class corresponds to a numberof units. This number determines the contribution payable.
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`Example: If your organization declares an annual ECRTof up to 135€ million, you would need to pay 2 Units of Contribution
`(corresponding to 9380€ per year) plus an additional UoCforparticipation in 3GPPof 33806 (see fees table). Members
`joining ETS! during the 2nd half of the year benefit from a 50% rebate on the membership fee of the current year.In this case,
`you would pay 12760€ minus 50% = 63806 for yyyy.
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`Whomayparticipate in 3GPP meetings?
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`To attend a 3GPP meeting, you must be a 3GPPIndividual Member(i.e., you must be a Memberof one of the Organizational
`Partners involved in the project; ARIB, CCSA, ETSI, ATIS, TTA, TTC or TSDSI), Anon-member company should seek
`membership with one of the above partners to be eligible to contribute and participate at 3GPP Meetings.
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`Whoshallfill in the 3GPP Individual Member Application form?
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`The person legally responsible for the requesting companyshall fill in the form.
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`What shall | do if a 3GPP companyorofficial contact details change?
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`All changesof correspondence should be notified to ETS! Membership and 3GPPMembership,
`In case of change ofofficial contact an ETSI Online (EOL) account will be created for the new contact.
`Please note that as official contact person you can view and modify your personal and organization's contactdetails via the
`"Manage my membership" webinterface.
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`Whatare the different membership categories?
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`The different membership categories of 3GPPare describedin Article 4 of the 3GPP Working Procedures.
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`Who may becomean observer?
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`The status of Observer may be granted by the Organizational Partners to an entity which has the qualifications to become a
`future Partner (see also 3GPP Working Procedures Article 10)
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`Who may become a 3GPP Guest Memberand do guests haveto pay any fees?
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`The 3GPP Gueststatus is for potential Individual Members who may be granted permission to participate in 3GPPfora
`maximum period of 6 months. Gueststatus is granted on a case-by-case basis by the Organizational Partners (see also 3GPP
`Working Procedures Article 10). If you like to apply for a Guest status, please complete the on-line 3GPP Application form.
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`No membership fees are requested for Guest applications. The Gueststatusis a one time only membership which is used to
`enable a company to decide whetheror not they wish to becomea full member(by joining oneof the Partners).
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`Whocan apply for market representative Partnership?
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`Organisation who havethe ability to offer market advice to 3GPP andto bring into 3GPP a cansensus view of market
`requirements (e.g., services, features and functionality) falling within the 3GPP scope (see also 3GPP Working Procedures,
`Article 7).
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`Can an ETSI Observer become an Individual Member of 3GPP?
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`An ETSI Observer cannot becomean Individual Member of 3GPP. An ETS! Observer may "observe" all activities, but their
`participation is limited to the ETSI General Assembly only. Therefore, ETS] Observers have no participation rights in 3GPP.
`ETSI Observers have access to ETS! documentation and of course to 3GPP documentation since that is openly published on
`the web.
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`3GPP doeshave it's own category called "Observer"but thatis entirely different and is used for potential Partners.
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`Can an ETSI Applicant apply for 3GPP Membership?
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`YES, an ETS! Applicant meansthat your request to become an ETSI Member will be addressed (and normally approved) at
`the next General Assembly and that the company has specified they wantto participate in 3GPPactivities. See also above
`regarding 3GPPfees.
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`Can an ETSI Memberapply for 3GPP Guest status?
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`Yes, any ETS! Membercan apply for a 3GPP Gueststatusbyfilling in the on-line 3GPP Application form.
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`Are there discussion archives for the 3GPP exploderlists?
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`Yes! To see the completelist please have a look here: Home page oflistserv and scroll down until youfind thelist you are
`interested in. For example, the archives for the main RAN email list.
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`How do | subscribe to the 3GPP exploderlists?
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`All 3GPP email exploderlists can be foundat list.dgpp.org. In order to subscribe to any ofthe lists, scroll down until you find
`the list you are interested in, then click on the link and on the right side of the page you will find Subscribe or Unsubscribe.
`Click on the link andfollow the simple instructions. Delegates who already have an ETSI username and password should use
`the list management application on the ETS! site.
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`Whatis the 3GPPIPR Policy?
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`The 3GPP Organizational Partners have agreed that their IPR policies should be respected andthattheir respective members
`should be encouragedto declare "their willingness to grantlicensesonfair, reasonable terms and conditions and on non
`discriminatory basis" (Article 3.1 of the Third Generation Partnership Project). For more information, look here >>>
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`The above-mentioned principles are furtherreflected in Article 55 of the 3GPP Working Procedures which requestthat each
`Individual Members should declare “at the earliest opportunity, any IPR which they believe to be essential, or potentially
`essential, to any work ongoing within 3GPP".
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`Whatis the 3GPPpolicy on licensing?
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`Some aspects of 3GPP systems are covered by essential Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) - thatis, patented technologies
`without which equipment cannot be implemented. The IPR vestsin - |.e. the patents are held by - individual companies, and
`not by 3GPP itself or any of its Organizational Partners (OPs). All Individual Members of 3GPP abide by the IPR policiesof the
`OPto which they belong; all such policies are broadly similar see also "Whatis the 3GPP IPR Policy", and require IPR holders
`fo make licences available to all third parties, whether or not they are 3GPPIndividual Members, underfair, reasonable and
`non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
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`Neither 3GPPnor its component OPsoffer an IPR search service.Itis the responsibility of each manufacturer / system
`implementor to seek and obtain its own licenses from the individual IPR holders. For more information, and a guide to the
`IPRs declared to each 3GPP OP,look here>>>
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`Whoownsthe Technical Specifications and the Technical Reports approved by
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`3GPP?
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`According to the Article 3.2.2 of the Third Generation Partnership Project Agreement, the 3GPP Organizational Partners jointly
`own copyright on the Technical Specifications and the Technical Reports approved by 3GPP.
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`Are meeting contributions to ETSI TC SMG publically available?
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`ETSI TC SMG meeting documents can be found on the ETSI docboxfile server. Accessis limited to bona fide representatives
`of ETSI memberorganizations. These, together with early versionsof the GSM specifications, have been gathered together
`into a set of DVDs "A Technical History of GSM" available to ETSI members via the ETS! WEB store.
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`The GSM standardization work wastransferred from CEPT to ETSI in 1991. TC SMG wasclosed at meeting #32 and TC SMG
`created to continue the work. Like almost all ETS! Technical Committees, participation in TC SMG andits working groups was
`opento all ETS! memberorganizations. That is, any bona fide representative of an ETSI memberwas freeto participate.
`Exceptionally, otherindividuals could participate by express invitation of the chairman. Each meeting report contains a list of
`participants with their corporate affiliations.
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`Until the late 1990s, all meeting documents were circulated in paper form. Electronic files started to take over from paperin
`around 1997. Meeting documents ("TDocs") were distributed by post(later, by fax) in batchesprior to the meeting, to those
`personsregistered as regular participants in SMG orthe appropriate working group, and many more documents were
`produced during the course ofthe meetingitself. Although a provision existed (and still exists) in the context of the IPR Policy
`for contributors to place restrictions onthe distribution of TDocs via a formalnotification at the time the document was
`provided, this was seldom if ever invoked. In the absence of such a condition, all TDocs were free of any restriction on
`subsequentdistribution. Thus no restriction has ever been placed on how meeting participants dispose of the documents
`subsequentto their distribution before, during, or after the meeting. There were no non-disclosure agreements.
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`ETS! maintains a paper archive of the SMG TDocs,and bonafide representatives of current ETS] memberscan, by
`appointment, make an accompanied search ofthe archives.This facility extends to members which may not have been
`members at the time the document wasoriginally produced.
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`TC-approved versions of ETSI “deliverables” (see ETS! Directives for formal definition ofthis term) would have been
`transferred by the support officer of the committee to the secretariat team responsible for publishing ETSI deliverables. That
`team would have made cosmetic (non-technical) modificationsto the draft deliverables before issuing them. Depending on
`the type of “deliverable”, those documents would have been issued via National Standards Organizations (NSOs)eitherfor
`immediate publication, orfirst via either a one-step or two-step national public enquiry and vote processpriorto final
`publication by ETSI. In ETS! parlance, “publication” of a deliverable is the final step in the development cycle of a technical
`standard, and has a precise meaning. That meaningis not “making publically available", since draft deliverables released for
`public enquiry orfor vote are "publically available” but not yet "published".
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`If the confidentiality conditions described above had been imposed on a TDocbyits authors, if the text of that TDoc wasin due
`course incorporated into an ETSI "deliverable", then those conditions are regarded as annulled from the date on which the
`deliverable is published.
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`Collections of TDocs / meeting reports have from time to time been made available to ETSI members in CD or DVDform, look
`here >>>
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`Is permission needed to use the 3GPP logo in marketing collaterals or ona
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`website?
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`ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) is the sole owner of the following acronyms:
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`ETSI,
`DECT,
`UMTS,
`3GPP and
`TIPHON,
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`as well as the ETSI, TIPHON, 3GPP and LTE logos. ETSI Members are authorized to use these Trade Marks in accordance
`with Collective Letter 1943, Authorization is needed to use the above mentioned acronymsandlogos.
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`Forfurtherinformation contact the ETS! Legal Team orsee http:/Mvww.3gpp.org/about-3gpp/legal-matters/logo-use.
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`Can | use computer code included with a 3GPP TS to implement a product?
`
`Yes, but read this clause carefully. Some 3GPP Technical Specifications include computer cade such as ASN.1 or XML
`(protocols), ANSI-C language (codecs), ...; and someinclude test vectors (codecs)for verifying implementations. These are
`published to allow users of these TSs to implement real-world products. No permission is required from 3GPPorits
`Organizational Partners (OPs) to use this codein the design of products - e.g. to compile the C to implement a codecin
`machine code.
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`Nevertheless,there may be essential IPR involved with such a design, and implementers are obliged to seek licences from
`IPR owners to use that technology. See also Whatis the 3GPP policy onlicensing?
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`Moreover, the copyright of all 3GPP TSs and TRsvests jointly by all the 3GPP OPs, Otherthan for in-house copies for the
`purposeof further developmentof the 3GPP standard orfor product design purposes, etc. you may not reproduce anypart of
`a 3GPP TS or TR without seeking permission from 3GPP(e.g. from the ETSI Legal Team): use the procedure described on the
`legal area ofthis site. This means that you mustnot provide verbatim copies of source code(or lightly modified copies) without
`seeking permission from 3GPP.
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`Finally, you are reminded that 3GPP TSs and TRshavenolegal status, and you should not cesign products directly to them.
`See the advice notice on the cover page of every 3GPP TS and TR.Instead, use the technically identical publication of one of
`the OPs.
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`How do | create the next Release version of a TS or TR?
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`There are three ways of upgrading a Release X spec to Release X+1:
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`41. Write a CR to the latest Release X version to incorporate technical changesto satisfy a Release X+1 work item, and on
`the cover sheet showing the WI codefor that work item and the Release code for Release X+1. If the CR is approved at
`TSGlevel, this will automatically create the first instance of the next Release of the spec.
`2. Make a specific request to the TSG to upgrade thelatest version of the spec from Release X to Release X+1. This might
`be neededif the functionalities of the two Releases diverge, though backwards-incomeatibility is to be avoided if
`possible.
`3. Do nothing. Ifa spec has survived unchanged throughout the period during which Release X+1 was developed, when
`Release X+1 is frozen, all such specs will automatically be upgraded from Release X to Release X+1 without technical
`change.
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`Wherecantherules, protocols or software needed to develop applications for
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`UMTS be found?
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`A goodplace to start is on the 3GPP website, and particularly the specificationslist.
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`Whatis the correlation between Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3?
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`A three-stage methodologyas defined in ITU T Recommendation1.130 is applied in 3GPP according TR 21.900 clause 4.1:
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`* Stage 1 is an overall service description from the user's standpoint.
`« Stage 2is an overall description of the organization of the network functions to map service requirements into network capabilities.
`® Stage 3is the definition of switching and signalling capabilities needed to support services defined in stage 1.
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`Are the 3GPP specifications produced only in word?
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`The 3GPP specs are published as ETSI deliverables, and these are available in PDF form http:/www.etsi.org/standards-
`search. But you can download a free Word viewer (i.e. read only) from the Microsoft web site. PDF is inherently secure (more
`so than html, in fact), and because WordVieweris very simple(it can not handle macros,for example),itis pretty safe too.
`ETSI has no plans at present to publish specifications in plain text or in html.
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`Which group workswith specifications covering the use of the GSM codec
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`(either in C or Java based)?
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`The SMG STC SMG111 and 3GPP SA4specifications, available from htip:/www.3gpp.org, respectively deal with this. It gives
`you a list of specifications via the statuslist (look for the GSM specs in the MS-Access database at;
`http:/www.3gpp.org/ftp/Information/Databases/Spec_Status/)
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`and you can then download the specs you need. If you do not have an ETSI EOL account, ycu can download the ETSI
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`equivalent standards from http:/Mvww.etsi.org/standards-search.
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`Where can | find documents produced by the GSM MoU Group / GSM
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`Association?
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`These documents are not available via 3GPP or its Organizational Partners. You must address this question to the GSM
`Association.
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`Where would | find a document (e.g. UMTS 30.03 version 3.1.0) which does not
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`appear on the 3GPPStatus List?
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`Lookat http/www.3gpp.org/DynaReport/3003U htm.Itis a document stemming from the initial TC-SMG studies on UMTS, not
`a product of 3GPP. It was,in fact, published as an ETSI deliverable, TR 101 112, and this may be downloadedvia
`http:/www.etsi.org/standards-search.
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`Whereareall the Change Requests (CRs) located?
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`The CR database can be downloaded under: http:/Avww.3gpp.org/ftp/Information/Databases/Change_Request/
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`Or you select the specification under:
`http/www.3gpp.org/specifications/7 9-specification-numbering
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`The information is classed by series so itis very easy to locate the particular specification whichinterests you. After selecting a
`series and a specification youwill find a line "Change Requests for this spec: click here." which provides a weblist of the CRs
`for this specification.
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`If, for example, you are looking for CRs on GSM 08.18 then you would usethislink:
`httpvwww.3gpp.org/fip/Specs/html-info/0818-CRs.htm
`httpviwww.3gpp.org/DynaReport/08 1 8http/Avww.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/himl-info/0818-CRs.htm
`-CRs.htm
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`Whereare all the current ETSI SMG specs located?
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`All the ETSI SMGspecs are located here archives for the GSM documentation. An ETSI On-Line account is needed to access
`these documents. You can apply for an ETS! online account.
`In general, the cross-referencing between GSM and ETSI deliverables, and between 3GPP and ETSI deliverables may be
`found at http:/Wwebapp.etsi.org/key/queryform.asp
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`Which group workson Physical Layer aspects of UMTS/LTE?
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`The radio aspects are standardised in TSG-RAN. Thetechnical work is done in the 5 Working Groups of RAN (WG1radio
`layer 1, WG2 radio layer 2/3, WG3 interfaces, WG4 RF measurements, WG5 Mobile Terminal Conformance Testing).
`So Physical Layer aspects are addressed by TSG RAN WG1. Their UMTS specifications are numbered 25.2xx and their LTE
`specifications are numbered 36.2xx.
`The temporary documents (meeting documents etc.) of WG1 are stored onfip://ftp. 2gpp.org/TSG_RAN/WG1_RL1.
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`Where can| find the list of Abstract syntax notation (ASN.1) object identifiers?
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`The expandable list of object identifiers is available here >>>. To see the formal definition of the object identifiers, see the
`documentcited on the right. The tree is not necessarily complete; further extensions may be includedin the referenced
`document. For more information look here >>>.
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`Wherecan | find the 3GPP Confidentiality and Integrity algorithms?
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`The 3GPP Confidentiality and Integrity algorithms F8 & F9 (KASUMI) have been developed through the collaborative efforts of
`the 3GPP Organizational Partners, For more information andin order to downloadthe algorithms look here >>>,
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`Whatis a Release - how does specification version numbering work?
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`To meet new market requirements, 3GPP specifications are continually being enhanced with newfeatures.In order to provide
`developerswith a stable platform for implementation while at the sametime allowing the addition of new features, the 3GPP
`uses a system of parallel "releases", For more information look here >>>.
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`Wherecan| find information on the current status of 3GPP specifications?
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`New versions of many 3GPP specifications are made available shortly after the 3GPP TSG plenary meetings which take place
`four times a year (March, June, September and December). In orderto identify what the current version is or and how to find
`information aboutolder versions of specifications look here >>>.
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`Whatis the system for numbering specifications?
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`All 3G and GSM specifications have a 3GPP specification numberconsisting of 4 or 5 digits. (e.g., 09.02 or 29.002). Fora
`more complete description and examples look here >>>,
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`Whoare the TSG/WG Officials and Support team and where can|find their
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`contact details?
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`Each TSG/WGhasa Chairman, up to two Vice-Chairmen(three Vice-Chairmen) in the case of TSGs and a secretary whois a
`memberofthe support team. From the 3GPPstructural organization page, click on the TSG cr WGofinterest to reachits home
`page. From there, click on the "officials"entry in the table.
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`Wherecan|find the Terms of Reference for my TSG/WG?
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`The current Terms of Reference for each TSG/WG appear on the web pages of each TSG/WG.
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`May | becomean Official?
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`The TSG Chairman and Vice Chairmenare elected by the Technical Specification Group from amongstthe Individual Member
`representatives. Each TSG can elect a maximum oftwo Vice Chairmen. Once elected, these candidates are proposed to the
`PCG for appointment.
`The Working Group Chairman and Vice Chairmenare elected by the Working Group from amongstthe Individual Member
`representatives. Each Working Group can elect a maximum of two Vice Chairmen.
`A candidate for TSG or Working Group election shall provide a letter of support from his Organization and nominations may be
`made up to the point when an election takes place,
`The TSG Chairman and Vice-Chairmen shall be appointed by the PCG on the proposalof the TSG.
`The Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen shall be appointed for a two year term ofoffice. The Chairman and Vice-Chairmen may
`be appointed for one further consecutive term.If, at the end of a Chairman or Vice Chairmans secondterm, no other
`candidatesare available, the Chairman or Vice Chairmen may be appointed fora further term.
`Chairman and Vice Chairmen should not be from the same region, Organizational Partner, or from the same group of
`companies, unless no other candidate is available.
`Successive Chairmen should not be from the same Organizational Partner, the same region or from the same group of
`companies, unless no other candidate is available
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`How do | register for a meeting?
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`To register to any 3GPP TSG/WG meeting, please go to the Meetings tab on the 3GPP Ultimate portal (3GU) at
`htips:/portal.S3gpp.org/, log in with your EOL credentials, and click "Not registered”in the Registration columnof the meeting in
`question. Whenregistration is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. Keep this email, it contains important
`information, without which you will not be able to confirm your presence!
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`Once you are at the meeting you have to "Check-in" to confirm your presence at the meetingitself. To check in, open the
`registration confirmation email and click on the check-in URL. This will take you to a page on the local meeting server (not the
`Internet). After you have checked in, your token will be sent to the main 3GPP server, and the web-based participants list will
`now show "yes" in the Participated column. Obviously you must be physically present at the meeting venue to be able to reach
`the local server.
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`Whocan submit a change proposalon any 3GPP specifications to 3GPP?
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`Any bonafide representative of any 3GPP Individual Member (seelist via thefirst sentence at
`httpv/www.3gpp.org/membership) can present a technical contribution - for example, a Change Request- to any 3GPP TSG
`or WG meeting.
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`If a change proposalis submitted how long doesit take for it to get approved?
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`The usual procedureis that the responsible Working Group will examine a CR and agreeit (or revise it until such time asit be
`agreeable - or not!). Having been agreed at WGlevel, itis packaged with related CRs and sent to the TSG plenary, whereit
`will be discussed if necessary and then- if appropriate - formally approved. Within a matter a few weeks at most, a new
`version of the Specification is produced, which includes the contents of the TSG-approved C2.
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`TSGs meetevery three months, and WGs meetat least once between each TSG meeting (sometimes twoor occasionally
`even moretimes). Thus from inception ofa CRto its approval is normally a matter of a few weeks, depending on the pointin
`the meeting schedule of the WG and TSG concermed.
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`How to get a user name and password for "Reserve a Document Number"?
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`You need to request an EOL accountvia: http:/Awebapp.etsi.org/createaccountfiorm.asp (username and password will then be
`sent to you by separate email).
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`http://www.3gpp.org/about-3gpp/Sgpp-fags#D ocuments
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`3GPP FAQs
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`How do|obtain a document numberfor my contribution?
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`Delegates wishing to make contributions mustfirst obtain a document numbereither from the secretary or automatically via an
`on-line application "Automatic Document Numbering (ADN)" which is used by some groups.
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`You need a user name and password to "Reserve a Document Number"(see above).
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`Where can | download documents for an upcoming meeting?
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`Each TSG/WGhasa specific area allocated on the 3GPP fip server. For example TSG SA lock here
`fip://fip.3gpp.org/isg_sa/TSG_SAV.Itis advisable for delegates attending a meeting to downlcad the documents available prior
`to the meeting from the ftp server and onto their personal computers.
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`Wherecan|find a temporary document template?
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`The document template is made available by each TSG/WG in the meeting respective folder on the ftp server (see above).
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`Whatis my role when my TSG/WGshasto approve a deliverable?
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`Approval of Technical Specifications and Technical reports by a TSG shall normally be by consensus. Where consensus
`cannotbe achievedin the TSG a vote may be taken.
`WhenTechnical Specifications and Technical Reports becomesufficiently stable, they shall be put under changecontrol of
`the relevant TSG.Thefurther elaboration of these Technical Specifications and Technical Reports shall be achieved by
`Change Requests (CRs) to be approved by the TSG.
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`Whatare the different types of deliverables?
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`3GPP shall prepare, approve and maintain documents known as Technical Specifications and Technical Reports. Such
`documents shall be drawn up by the TSGs and shall, following approval atthat level, be submitted to the participating
`Organizational Partners to be submitted to their respective standardization processes.
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`Can | write an 3GPP Document myself?
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`Why not?! If you wish to propose a deliverable then bring it to the attention of your chairman and the other membersof the
`TSG/WGin orderto discuss the subject.
`Each proposed new Work Item shall be supported by atleast four Individual Members, and their namesshall be recordedin
`the Work Item definition prepared for the TSG approval. One or more persons shall be named as Rapporteur for the proposed
`Work Item, and the Rapporteur shall act as the prime contact point on technical matters and for information on progress
`throughout the drafting phases. The supporting Individual Members are expected to contribute to and progress the new work
`item throughout the drafting phases.
`In addition to the above, TSGs shall approve new Work Items, giving all essential parameters. The proposalshall be entered
`into the 3GPP work programme, clearly marked as a new entry, for which a unique reference identity shall be allocated.
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`Do | and my companyhave to support my TSG/WGs Work Items?
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`Neither you or your company is obliged to support the work items of your TSG/WG,howeverit is normal that if you and your
`company are supporting members of a Work Item that you be in agreementwith their work and will normally support the
`production of the related deliverable.
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`Do | need a password and user nameto access the 3GPP Website ?
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`No password is needed to access any information on the 3GPP Website, all information is openly published.
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`Can you give meinformation about which companies manufacture particular
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`types of equipment. Or about what services are available on particular
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`networks?
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`No. The 3GPP Suppo