School of Specs 21.900v20.0.0

3GPP 21.900 v20.0.0 — the document's own text

4.4 Characteristics of a version of a specification

Taught in 4. The life of a 3GPP document, from blank page to published version (How standards actually get made, in depth).

0.x.y- draft (or withdrawn)- TSG internal- no version of the specification has been presented for information to the TSG yet- no major version of the specification is under TSG change control yet
1.0.0- draft (or withdrawn)- TSG internal- this version 1.0.0 is presented to TSG - for information- or for information and approval- no major version of the specification has been under TSG Change Control yet
1.x.y (x > 0 or y > 0)- draft (or withdrawn)- earlier version 1.0.0 has been presented for information to the TSG- no major version of the specification is under TSG Change Control yet
2.0.0- draft or withdrawn- TSG internal- earlier version 1.0.0 has been presented for information to the TSG- this version 2.0.0 is presented to the TSG for approval- no version of the specification has been approved yet- no major version of the specification has been under TSG Change Control yet
2.x.y (x > 0 or y > 0)- draft- TSG internal[- earlier version 1.0.0 has been presented for information to the TSG]- no major version of the specification is under TSG Change Control yet- earlier version 2.0.0 had been presented to the TSG for approval but had not been approved by the TSG
x.y.z (x 3)- under TSG Change Control or closed- TSG internal or authorized for publication[- earlier version 1.0.0 has been presented for information to the TSG]- earlier major versions of the specification, if any, shall be under TSG Change Control or closed or withdrawn
draft y.z of version x- under TSG WG Change Control- TSG internal[- earlier version 1.0.0 has been presented for information to TSG]- earlier major versions of the specification, if any, shall be under TSG Change Control or closed or withdrawn

NOTE: In the table above, statements between square brackets are true but not relevant. The first two lines of each row are implied by clause 4.2.