3GPP Specifications - Functionality in early GSM releases
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This page provides a high level overview of the new functionality that
was introduced into the previous GSM releases. The following releases are
included:
- GSM Phase 2+ (Release 1998)
- GSM Phase 2+ (Release 1997)
- GSM Phase 2+ (Release 1996)
- GSM Phase 2
GSM
Phase 2
These Work Items were introduced
in GSM Specifications V4.X.Y Series.
- BSS Repeaters (RPT)
- DCS1800 4 Watt mobile power
class
- DECT access to GSM networks
- Development of the SIM test
specification (GSM Phase 2)
- Display of Service Provider
Name by the ME
- Enhanced Full Rate Speech
codec
- Facsimile Enhancements
- GSM - DCS Roaming
- IMEI Check Digits (ICD)
- Operation of Multi-band GSM/DCS
by a single Operator
- SIM - Three Volt Technology
SIM
- SMS Cell Broadcast
Discontinuous Reception (CB-DRX)
- SMS concatenation
- Software Version Number (SVN)
- Transparently supporting UPT
phase 1
Release
96
- 14.4 kbit/s User Data Rate
- ASCI Phase 1 - Enhanced
Multi-Level Precedence and Pre-emption Service - phase 1
- ASCI Phase 1 - Voice Broadcast
Service (VBS) - phase 1
- ASCI Phase 1 - Voice Group
Call Service (VGCS) - phase 1
- Barred Dialling Numbers
- CAMEL phase 1
- Compression of User Data
- Concurrent SMS/CB and data
transfer in 07.05
- Explicit Call Transfer (ECT)
- Extensions to the SMS alphabet
- Fast Moving Mobile -
Hierarchical Cell structure, GSM 05.22
- Handsfree MS
- High Speed Circuit Switched
Data
- Improved Transcoder Handling
(First Alternative)
- Inclusion of deferred tracing
capabilities in GSM 12.08
- ME Personalisation
- Network Identity and Time Zone
(NITZ)
- Packet Data on Signalling
Channels
- Radio Local Loop (RLL) using
GSM
- Second SMS broadcast channel
- Service Dialling Numbers
- SIM Application Toolkit
- SIM I/F data Transfer Speed
Enhancement
- SMS - Special SMS Message
indication
- SMS Interworking Extensions
- Support of additional call
set-up MMI procedures
- Support of Optimal Routeing (SOR)
- Support of Restricted Digital
Information and V.120 rate adaptation in GSM
Release
97
- A-bis Management of
Alarms/faults on the BTS site
- A-bis Management of Measure on
the BTS site
- A-bis Management of
reconfiguration of BTS site
- ASCI Phase 2
- Calling Name Presentation - US
(CNAP-US)
- CAMEL phase 2
- Characteristics and test
methods for handsfree mobile station
- Completion of Calls to Busy
Subscriber (CCBS)
- Enhancement of MAP
Extensibility Mechanisms
- Enhancements of Fault
Management Services
- General Packet Radio Service
Phase 1 (GPRS) - network part
- General Packet Radio Service
Phase 1 (GPRS) - radio part
- Mobile Assisted Frequency
Allocation (MAFA)
- Modeling of Fault Management
Services
- Network Indication of Alerting
in the MS
- New Multiplexing Protocol on
the ME-TE Interface
- North American Equal Access
- SIM - Security mechanisms for
the SIM Application Toolkit
- SMS enhancements phase 1
- SMS Mobile Busy
- Support of Private Numbering
Plan (SPNP)
- Support of Shared Interworking
Function (SIWF)
Release
98
Already completed:
- BTS performance requirements
for very small cell scenarios (Picocells)
Ongoing:
- Access to auxiliary devices,
integrated into the ME platform, through the use of the SIM Application
Toolkit
- Access to ISPs and Intranets
in GPRS Phase 2 – Separation of GPRS Bearer Establishment and ISP Service
Environment Setup
- Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR)
- Call Deflection
- Call Forwarding Enhancements (CFE)
- Calling line identification
enhancements (CLIe)
- Connecting an octet stream to
a port on an Internet host (R98)
- Enhanced Data rates for GSM
Evolution (EDGE) - BSS Part
- Enhanced Data rates for GSM
Evolution (EDGE) - NSS Part
- Enhanced QoS Support in GPRS
- Follow Me
- Fraud Information Gathering
System(FIGS)
- General Packet Radio Service
Phase 2 (GPRS) - network part1
- General Packet Radio Service
Phase 2 (GPRS) - radio part1
- GPRS for PCS1900
- GPRS Mobile IP Interworking
- GSM - Cordless Telephony
System (CTS)
- GSM Mobile Number Portability
(EURO) MNP
- GSM-API for SIM-Toolkit
- Harmonization of the PCS1900
Standards with the GSM Base Specification
- Immediate Service Termination
(IST)
- LAPDm performance enhancement
- Lawful Interception (LI)
- Location Services (LCS)
- Mobile Station Execution
Environment (MExE)
- Modem and ISDN interworking
for GPRS
- MS Antenna Test Method
- Multiple Subscriber Profile (MSP)
- Service Provider Number
Portability (USA)
- Support of Localized Service
Area (SoLSA)
- Tandem Free Operation of
speech codecs in Mobile-to-Mobile Calls (MMCs)
- Unstructured octet stream GPRS
PDP Type (R98)
- User-to-User Signalling (UUS)
- USSD Enhancements
- 1 Comprises
sub-work items in the same table having "GPRS" in their title.
Release
99 and beyond
- Access to ISPs and Intranets
in GPRS Phase 2 – Wireless/Remote Access to LANs (R99)
- Advanced Addressing
- Architecture of the GSM-UMTS
Platform
- Architecture overview of the
GSM-UMTS System
- Automatic Establishment of
Roaming Relations
- CAMEL Phase 3
- Charging and Billing for GPRS
– Advice of Charge
- Charging and Billing for GPRS
– Hot Billing
- Charging and Billing for GPRS
– Pre-Paid
- End to End UMTS QoS Management
- Fraud Information Gathering
System applied to GPRS
- BSS co-ordination of Core
Network Resource allocation for class A GPRS services -GSM-UMTS Core Network
(R99)
- BSS co-ordination of Radio
Resource allocation for class A GPRS services - GSM Radio Access (R99)
- GPRS - Point-To-Multipoint
Services
- IP-in-IP tunneling in GPRS
backbone for UMTS, phase 1
- Low Voltage SIM/ME
Specification
- MExE Release 99
- New Access Network to Core
Network (BSS-NSS) interface
- Noise Suppression for AMR
speech codec
- Provision of text telephony
service in GSM and UMTS
- Service Continuity and
Provision of VHE via GSM/UMTS
- Study on Combined GSM and
Mobile IP Mobility Handling in UMTS IP CN
- UMTS Charging & Billing
- UMTS Core based on ATM
Transport
- UMTS Numbering, Addressing and
Identities
- UMTS Open Service Architecture
- Virtual Home Environment
Work
items whose status is to be determined
- Calling Name Presentation -
Euro (CNAP-EU)
- Efficient cellular support of
new services in GSM network service areas
- Generic signalling mechanism
for service support
- Idle mode classmark
- Impact of Telecommunications
Data Protection Directive on GSM Standards
- Interworking with Mobile
Satellite Systems
- Multimedia in UMTS
- Provision of text telephony
service in GSM and UMTS
- Requirements for
equipments/systems interfacing GSM
- Service to GSM Handportables
in trains
- Study on provision of
facsimile services in GSM and UMTS
- Support of non-realtime
Multimedia Messaging Service
- Support of non-realtime
Multimedia Messaging Service
- Support of Operator Specific
Services (SOOS) when roaming1
- Technical
Enhancements/improvements for phase 2
1
to
be subsumed under VHE?
last updated 14th January 2002