© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 1 All you always wanted to know about 3GPP … but were too afraid to ask. The 3GPP Seminar

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 2 The 3GPP Seminar Module 4 Rules and regulations Following the work

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 3 Hierarchy of rules: 3GPP agreement – binds Partners to high level goals and methods 3GPP Working Procedures – lays down procedures for administration of the Project TSG working methods – much more detail on day-to-day TSG and WG processes (TR ) Spec drafting rules – TS (and TR) structure, linguistic conventions, typographical styles, supported tools, etc (TR ) …

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 4 Hierarchy of rules: … 3GPP web – informal (but none the less useful!) guidance on many topics 3GPP wiki – even more informal guidance, chairmens views, delegates feedback, MCC wisdom (?), racing tips, football results, …

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 5 Rules and procedures (1) 3GPP operates according to the following rules and guidelines based upon the Collaborative Agreement as follows: The Working Procedures TSG working methods Spec drafting rules

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 6 Rules and procedures (2) The Working Procedures These cover procedural issues such as holding meetings, electing officials, participation rights, IPR policy, and so on. The Working Procedures are the top level of rules, and apply to all groups working under the banner of 3GPP from PCG downwards. If you have a question on rules and procedures, look here first.

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 7 Rules and procedures (3) TSG working methods TR gives detailed procedural guidance on the creation of new specifications and their management (drafting, change control, filenames, etc.). It also covers the creation and management of work items, and gives further guidance on the running of TSGs and their WGs ( exploders, decision making, etc.).

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 8 Rules and procedures (4) Spec drafting rules Based on rules originally developed within ISO and long since adapted for use in most other international and national standardization bodies, TR provides detailed instructions on the creation and modification of TSs and TRs. It covers both general guidance (e.g. the use of modal auxiliary verbs) and specific conventions (which word processor styles to use for different purposes). It also includes a list of permissible software tools (word processor, SDL chart generator, TTCN tool, graphics software, etc.).

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 9 How do I follow what is happening where? Help!! The guiding principles of 3GPP are openness and ease of access to the results. The following slides show the means by which those principles are upheld, so that the whole community of subscribers / users, network operators, equipment manufacturers, and national administrators can benefit from the fruits of 3GPPs labours, whether or not they have been active participants. All information is publicly available on the 3GPP web site

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 10 Following the work (1) Each TSG and each Working Group have declared terms of reference. This makes it relatively easy to determine which group you need to follow if you are interested in a particular area of work. Every TSG and every WG has an exploder. In most cases, anybody can join the exploder(s) in which he has an interest. There is no restriction to representatives of 3GPP Individual Members, to active participants, etc – anybody can join. The meeting calendar for all groups is set well in advance. Increasingly, registration of intended participation in meetings can be done on-line.

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 11 Following the work (2) All meeting documents – invitation, agenda, contributions (so called temporary documents), meeting report, etc – are available on the file server, and remain there indefinitely. All TSGs and WGs use a standardized file naming convention. From the file name, you can determine the originating TSG or WG the year in which the document was created, and via the table at: the meeting number at which it was presented. You can thus easily get to a given document of interest.

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 12 Following the work (3) The agreed work plan is published after every TSG SA meeting, and forms the basis for the programme for the next three months. (More details on the management of the work plan are given later in this presentation.) The specifications resulting from the Working Groups activities are available on the file server, and can be downloaded individually or en masse. For a given spec, you can also track the change history from version to version. (More details on how to find the spec which interests you are given later in this presentation.)

© 3GPP 2009 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 19 th February 2009© 3GPP GPP The Training Course / Module 4 13 Following the work (4) If, after all that, you still cannot find the information you need... The contact coordinates of all TSG and WG officials (Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen, Secretaries) are available, as are those of the Support Team.

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