Radiocommunication Study Groups Source: Document 5D/TEMP/453 Revision 1 to Document IMT-ADV/30-E 13 February 2018 English only Working Party 5D 4 ITU-R M.2012 Schedule for Revision 4 of Recommendation ITUR M.2012 “Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio interfaces of International Mobile TelecommunicationsAdvanced (IMTAdvanced)” Scope This document provides information on the detailed schedule and associated dates for the Revision 4 of Recommendation ITU-R M.2012 “Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMTAdvanced)”. References Recommendation “Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMT-Advanced)” “Submission and evaluation process and consensus building”. “Process and the use of Global Core Specification (GCS), References and related certifications in conjunction with Recommendation ITU-R M.2012”. “Procedure for the development of revisions of Recommendation ITU-R M.2012”. Circular Letter 5/LCCE/2 Addendum 5. Circular Letter 5/LCCE/2 may be accessed at . I Procedure to be utilized in the development of the Revision The procedure outlined in Document IMT-ADV/25(Rev.2) “Procedure for the development of draft Revisions of Recommendation ITU-R M.2012” applies to the development of this Revision 4. In conjunction with that generic procedure, it is necessary, for each specific Revision to assign a specific schedule and dates to the timelines and actions/activities presented in the Document IMTADV/25(Rev.2), which is accomplished by this Document IMT-ADV/30. II Baseline document to be used for the Revision 4 The baseline document to be used for the Revision 4 is the published version of Recommendation ITU-R M.2012-3 “Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMT-Advanced)”.
High level schedule for New Technology proposals for Revision 4 In the case of a new technology proposal having been received by WP 5D, additional details including further specific schedules and deadlines such as related to the provision of Form A and Certification B and C, GCS and DIS materials and the like will be communicated to the relevant parties associated with the new technology proposal. Process Step IMT-ADV/2 Rev1 Date Action IMT-ADV/2 (Rev.1) or IMT-ADV/25 (Rev.1) Critical Milestone (0): Exceptionally 3 – 11 October 2017 (WP 5D #28) Step 1 Invitation to Propose RITs Critical Milestone (1): 24 January 2018 (7 days before 31 January – 7 February 2018 – WP 5D #29) Step 3 Cut-off date for submission of candidate RIT and SRIT proposal February 2018 Circular Letter announcing receipt by WP 5D of a complete candidate technology submission and an invitation for the formation of Independent Evaluation Groups and subsequent submission of Evaluation Reports. February 2018 to September 2018 Opportunity for registration of Evaluation Groups Critical Milestone (2): 2 October 2018 (7 days before 9 – 16 October 2018 – WP 5D #31) Completion of Step 4 Evaluation of candidate RITs or SRITs by Independent Evaluation Groups Cut-off date for evaluation report to ITU Final date for submission of Form A Critical Milestone (3): 9 - 16 October 2018 (WP 5D #31) Completion of Step 5 Review and coordination of outside evaluation activities Completion of Step 6 Review to assess compliance with minimum requirements Completion of Step 7 Consideration of evaluation results, consensus building and decision Step 8 Y+2B: 2 July 2019 (7 days before 9-17 July 2019 – WP 5D #32) Step 8 Development of the new section in Rec. ITU-R M.2012 for the Interface Technology. Final date for submission of Certification B. Synchronization of Finalization of the Revision Starting with Y+2B: 2 July 2019 (7 days before 9–17 July 2019 – WP 5D #32) And continuing with the subsequent dates indicated in Table 1 below in this document The remainder of the process and schedules for finalization of the Revisions follows the dates and general tasks indicated in Items 8 through 13 in Table 1 below in this document.
11 WP 5D Subsequent Meeting (Approximately October of current revision year) WP 5D performs a final quality and completeness check of the draft Revision 4 of Rec. ITU-R M.2012. WP 5D forwards to Study Group 5 the revision 4 of Rec. ITU-R M.2012. 9-17 July 2019 WP 5D #32) 12 Radiocommunication Bureau (Approximately November/December of current revision year) Submission by Counsellor for SG 5 of completed draft Revision 4 of Rec. ITUR M.2012 (with all transposition references) to SG 5, based on currently anticipated SG 5 meeting schedule. Date to be determined depending on actual SG 5 meeting schedule (July 2019) 13 Study Group 5 (Approximately November/December of current revision year) Study Group 5 considers adoption of the Revision 4 of Rec. ITU-R M.2012 for forwarding to Member States for approval. Date to be determined depending on actual SG 5 meeting schedule
CALENDAR 1 Summary of actions for Revision 4 of existing technologies organized in a calendar view Part 1: Milestone summary for ITU-R WP 5D and Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) for revision of existing technologies WP 5D #28 WP 5D #29 WP 5D #30 WP 5D #31 WP 5D #32 WP 5D #33 DATE 3-11 October 2017 31 January – 7 February 2018 13-20 June 2018 9-16 October 2018 2 July 2019 9-17 July 2019 Meeting Designator ‘Y-1’ ‘Y’ ‘Y+1’ ‘Y+2’ - TABLE 1 ITEM # 1 3 5 8 10 11 Action by Entity WP 5D WP 5D WP 5D WP 5D BR WP 5D Part 2: Milestone summary for CGS proponents and transposing organizations for revision of existing technologies WP 5D #28 WP 5D #29 WP 5D #30 WP 5D #31 WP 5D #32 WP 5D #33 Deadline 24 January 2018 6 June 2018 7 October 2018 1 June 2019 Meeting Designator 7 days before ‘Y’ 7 days before ‘Y+1’ 7 days before Y+2 - - 1 ITEM # 2 4 6 9 Action by Entity Existing GCS Proponent Existing GCS Proponent Existing GCS Proponent or Existing Transposing Organization (Scenario 3) Transposing Organization (except for Scenario 3) ____________