[{"name":"R5-241452","title":"Handling of Rel-18 ASN.1 \/ NAS tabular","source":"TF160 manager","contact":"Ingbert Sigovich","contact-id":28887,"tdoctype":"discussion","for":"Discussion","abstract":"Recap \u2013 decisions at RAN5#101:\nNew Rel-18 Test Work Items should only be proposed to RAN5 once Rel-18 Stage3 freeze has been declared by 3GPP \nRAN: declared in Dec\u201923 ; SA\/CT: targeted for Mar\u201924.\nRel-18 ASN.1 freeze date (targeted Jun\u201924) should be carefully considered for the new Rel-18 Test Work Item proposal date & 1st CRs submission at RAN5. \n\n Status at the start of RAN5#102:\n17 new Rel-18 Test Work Items proposed for endorsement. \nDozens of CRs introducing Rel-18 ASN.1 & NAS details submitted for agreement. \n\n- There is a need to refine RAN5 timeline for introduction of Rel-18 ASN.1\/NAS type definitions & IEs into RAN5 specifications . \n\nCriteria for consideration \nfor Rel-18 ASN.1\/NAS introduction:\nSpecification & implementation of existing test cases shall not be compromised: \nOnly stable & implementable ASN.1\/NAS versions shall be used in RAN5 test specifications. \nNote: Not yet frozen ASN.1\/NAS is considered unstable by 3GPP (i.e. not ready for implementation). \n\n Discrepancies between prose & implementation (e.g. TTCN) shall be avoided:\nWe shall keep a one-to-one match between ASN.1\/NAS messages specification in prose & corresponding ASN.1\/NAS messages implementation in the test system (e.g. TTCN). \n\n RAN5 shall be able to progress the work on the approved Rel-18 Test Work Items to achieve the deadlines targeted by the industry. \nProposal1:  No update to existing ASN.1\/NAS default message contents with Rel-18 content shall be allowed until RAN5#104 (Aug\u201924). \nAt RAN5#104, Rel-18 Jun\u201924 core specifications with frozen ASN.1\/NAS will be available. \n\n Proposal2: New Rel-18-dedicated ASN.1\/NAS default message contents (e.g. new Tables in TS 38.508-1) may be added: \nAt RAN5#102\/RAN5#103: with restriction that all IEs\/fields values are set as FFS. \nThis is to aid the structuring of TS 38.508-1 & facilitate later introduction of real contents by various Rel-18 Work Items.\nFrom RAN5#104: no restriction.","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":11,"ainumber":"4.2.3","ainame":"\tAll other topics","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":145200,"status":"noted","reservation_date":"2024-07-03 14:09:46","uploaded":"2024-03-07 14:11:13","revisionof":"","revisedto":"","release":"","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/tsg_ran\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5__102_Athens\/Docs\/R5-241452.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-102","year":2024,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0}]