School of Specs 21.900v20.0.0

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Annex A Change history

Taught in 15. Reading either body's paper trail from a cold start (How standards actually get made, in depth), 7. Reading either body's paper trail yourself (How standards actually get made, overview), 4. Looking it up yourself, and what the record will not tell you (How standards actually get made, quick start).

Change history
TSG SA#VersionCRTdoc SANew VersionSubject/Comment
SP-043.0.0001SP-992883.1.0Alignment with TSG SA decisions made at TSG#3. Deletion of Strategic/non strategic CR references. Change of PT to Support Team, editorial corrections.
002SP-99289Harmonisation of the use of software for 3GPP documents in order to minimise the errors due to software conversion problems and to allow efficient interchange of electronic files for electronic working.
SP-053.1.0003SP-994283.2.0Addition of new text related to electronic working practices.
SP-083.2.0005SP-0002793.3.0Clarification and editorial corrections to provisions covering the management of specifications and Work Items.
SP-093.3.0007 r1SP-0004023.4.0Role of rapporteur for both Specifications and Work Items.
008 r2SP-000492Clarification of CR categories.
010SP-000461Clarification of CR categories for a frozen 3GPP release.
editorialChange of "Release 2000" into "Release 4", addition of "Release 5".
SP-103.4.0011 r1SP-0006933.5.0Release numbers appearing in CR cover sheets
3.4.0012 r1SP-000693Clarification of the "freezing" of specifications
3.4.0013 r2SP-000693Release mechanisms
SP-113.5.0014 r1SP-0101783.6.0Inclusion of GSM spec numbering scheme
3.6.0--4.0.0Upgrade to Rel4.
SP-164.0.0--5.0.0Upgrade to Rel-5.
2002-09-175.0.0--5.0.1Editorial correction to front cover (change title to read Release 5 instead of Release 4)
SP-215.0.1015SP-0304996.0.0Addition of stage 1-2-3 specification structure description
SP-226.0.0019SP-0305756.1.0Corrects references
SP-236.1.0--6.1.1Corrects Release shown on cover page
SP-246.1.1020SP-0403106.2.0Rlease planning: target date setting
-Editorial: Correction of second clause 6.0.2 to 6.0.3.
SP-256.2.0021 r3SP-0407056.3.0Introduction of "Early Implementation" process
024SP-040706Improved tracking of Work Item status
SP-266.3.0025SP-0408247.0.0Editorial clarification of version numbering system, upgrade to Rel-7
SP-287.0.07.0.1Editorial corrections to harmonize use of capitalization plus a typographical error
SP-297.0.1028SP-0505377.1.0Introduction of the concept of "study item"
SP-327.1.0029SP-0604037.2.0Inclusion of "study item" in definition of "work item"
030Change "short" to "long" WG abbreviations
031 r1Correct references to obsolete TSG.
032Registration of code points with external bodies
SP-377.2.0034 r2SP-0707038.0.0Alignment of working methods with alignment CR practice agreed in TSG SA #36
SP-388.0.0035SP-0709008.1.0Addition of 36.-series to Specs series table
8.1.08.1.1Correct typo in previous entry in history table
SP-398.1.1036 r2SP-0800798.2.0Clarification of version nomenclature
SP-428.2.0037 r3SP-0808978.3.0Determination of freeze dates for stages of a Release. (Correction recommended by OP ad hoc group on improvements.)
038 r1SP-080721Cross-TSG work coordination. (Correction recommended by OP ad hoc group on improvements.)
039 r2Introduction of concept of "exception sheets" for late-running work items
SP-468.3.09.0.0Upgrade without technical change to Rel-9
SP-519.0.010.0.0Upgrade without technical change to Rel-10
SP-5410.0.0045SP-11080211.0.0The use of Category A CRs
11.0.011.0.12013-06: Corrects cased of letter "i" shown against value 18 in table 5.
SP-6511.0.1047SP-14044511.1.0Correction to implementation of CR0045
043r2SP-140446Encourage allocation of CR number at first sight
11.1.012.0.0Upgrade to Release 12 without technical change
SP-7012.0.0048r1SP-15082513.0.0TDoc types and status values
SP-7013.0.013.0.1Correction of minor editorial issues
Change history
DateMeetingTDocCRRevCatSubject/CommentNew version
2016-12SA#74SP-16096700522FWithdrawal of specifications and functionality13.1.0
2017-03SA#75Addition of missing spec series to table 1. Upgrade without further technical change on freezing Release 14.14.0.0
2017-06SA#80SP-18061700542FClarifying secondary responsibility14.1.0
2017-06SA#80Upgrade unchanged on freeze of Rel-1515.0.0
2018-09SA#81SP-1808480056FSpec filenames for version element having a value > 3515.1.0
2018-10Correction of typo: version number in history table15.1.1
2018-12SA#82Upgrade without technical change to Release 16 at the request of TSG SA16.0.0
2019-03SA#83SP-1900210059CUpdate of procedures relating to the storage of OpenAPI specification documents16.1.0
2019-03SA#83SP-19027000578CUpdate of procedures relating to work items16.1.0
2019-03SA#83SP-19027200495FAlignment for alignment CRs16.1.0
2019-09SA#85Editorial correction of CR rev number in previous line16.2.0
2019-09SA#85SP-19091600612FUpdate of the TS version number in the OpenApi 'externalDocs' object16.2.0
2020-03SA#87-eSP-2001300063FOpenAPI specification file storage16.3.0
2021-03SA#91eSP-2101930067FMigration from ETSI forge to 3GPP forge16.4.0
2021-03SA#91eSP-2100470065FAddition of xx.7xx number series for internal TRs17.0.0
2021-06SA#92eSP-2103060068-DReplacing Chairman by Chair17.1.0
2021-06SA#92eSP-2103090069-FCleanup of CR procedures17.1.0
2022-06SA#96SP-2203830072FClean-up18.0.0
2022-09SA#97eFix cover sheet18.0.1
2023-09SA#101SP-23120100734BAdd Forge as a potential normative storage for stage 3 specification files18.1.0
2024-03SA#103SP-24051700741FAlignment of TDoc type with latest procedures and clarification of closed releases along with corresponding alignment of frozen releases18.2.0
2024-03SA#103SP-2402790075DEditorial clean-up18.2.0
2025-03SA#107SP-25023000761FClarification on generations and correction CRs19.0.0
2025-06SA#108SP-25077400771BGuidance for Appointed Duties19.1.0
2025-12SA#110SP-25161500781BMandate for appointed duties to attend 3GPP Compliance Training Session20.0.0