2020 RAN#88e 5G Standardization Update - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The "RAN 88e 5G Standardization Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The publisher just finished participating in RAN#88e from the comforts of their home office. As it stands now, all 3GPP activities through at least the end of the year will be done electronically, instead of face-to-face.

Highlights of the Report include the following:

Release 16 sort of in the books.

3GPP formally completed work on Release 16 with the ASN. 1 freeze during the plenary. It was really a formality since much of the work was previously completed at the various working group meetings. However, we anticipate non-backwards compatible change requests (similar to what happened with Release 15), RAN4 work continues on Release 16, and there were a few critical work items that required an exception sheet, meaning additional work remains. NR-U, enhanced MIMO and IAB are items where work remains.

Additional Release 17 Delays Inevitable.

Although no decision was made, it is a certainty the Release 17 completion date will slip by at least six months, with or without a reduction to existing functionality. No 3GPP face-to-face meetings will occur until at least Q1/2021.

Changes in the Wind.

3GPP last dealt with Release 17 functionality at RAN#86, last December. At the RAN#88e plenary, there was the opportunity to introduce new Release study/work items, including 5G NR in new spectrum bands, as well as make changes to objectives for existing study/work items. The publisher goes through most of the new items and explains changes that were made to existing items.

Back in the Saddle.

The publisher is looking forward to doing more benchmark studies throughout the remainder of the year. Vendors/operators are getting set to introduce new functionality and they are just waiting for this action to happen.

Key Topics Covered:

• Introduction
• Release 16 in the Bag with Release 17 Schedule Uncertainty
• New Release 17 Study Items and Work Items
• Sidelink Positioning
• Data Collection Enhancements
• New Channel Bandwidths
• New 5G NR Spectrum - 47 GHz, Band n24, and Band n40
• Updates and Potential Updates to Existing Release 17 Study Items and Work Items
• Release 17 Sidelink Enhancement Scope
• Industrial IOT (IIOT) and Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications Support for NR
• NR and LTE MBMS and Release 17 Multicast
• Final Thoughts

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