The schedule for release 17 is to be shifted by three months, such that the freezing of stage 3 will take place in september 2021 The proposal endorses these milestones to ensure proper planning and allocation of work across the various working groups. [release 17 is to include further 5g system enhancements such as 5g wearables and faster network performance.]
Protocol specs were completed, giving a full framework for system behavior Key timelines include the freeze dates for release 16 and release 17, with notable shifts of three months compared to previously approved schedules Coding specs were finalized for consistent vendor implementation.
The 3gpp has announced that, as agreed at the tsg#88e plenary meetings ending 3 july 2020, release 16 has been completed with the stage 3 freeze and the asn.1 and openapi specification freeze being approved. 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 tsg meetings earlier than the end date.
