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Sendil Kumar
The recent meeting 10-13 Dec 2019 at Geneva was WP5D#33 and is an important milestone in the IMT2020 development process, where the WP5D concluded the Proposals IMT2020 stage. Its christmas time in #Geneva. You can already see the lights prepared on the street.
In my previous post, which was based on the outcome of the WP5D meeting in June 2019 at Brazil. The importance of this meeting (#32) can be noted from this ITU’s IMT2020 development timeline. The conclusion of the process “Proposals IMT-2020” could not be completed for some of the submissions.
This meeting (#33) included a workshop, where the proponents and Independent evaluation groups were invited to present the submissions and evaluation results.
The proponents were expected to complete their submissions in WP5D#32 since WP5D#28 (about 20months). WP5D had received seven candidate technologies from six proponents. In the 32nd meeting of WP5D, the submissions from 3GPP, China and Korea had completed STEP 3 as per the ITU-R submission requirements. Additionally, it was also acknowledged that the four technologies were technically identical to 3GPP.
In the 32nd meeting of WP5D,
These submissions were reviewed during the WP5D#33 meeting, where the proponents presented their final submission. Hence, this meeting was a milestone in the IMT2020 development cycle.
As per the chairman’s report of the meeting (5D/37), these proponents met the obligations of the ‘Way Forward’ having provided improved submissions by 10 September 2019.
During the workshop, technical clarifications on the technologies, submission reports and queries posted on the “ITU-R Evaluation Discussion Area” and bilateral communications between IEGs and proponents were discussed.
Ten registered Independent Evaluation Groups presented their organization, evaluation methods, proposed technologies under evaluation, summary of interim evaluation reports submitted to WP 5D #33 meeting and so forth. There were observations and questions on the interim evaluation reports from proponents and other Independent Evaluation Groups. Some of the IEGs had posted questions to proponents (TSDSI and DECT) in the “Evaluation Groups discussion area”.
3GPP informed that they will be submitting both Rel.15 and Rel.16 in their specifications for RIT & SRIT
China & Korea confirmed again that their submissions TECHNICALLY identical to 3GPP submissions
DECT Forum
TSDSI
NuFront (EUHT)
The submission of each candidate RIT or SRIT must include completed templates (these templates are provided in Report ITU-R_ M.2411-0, together with any additional inputs which the proponent may consider relevant to the evaluation.
Each proposal must indicate the version of the minimum technical performance requirements and evaluation criteria of the IMT-2020 currently in force that it is intended for and make reference to the associated requirements._
The entity that proposes a candidate RIT or SRIT to the ITU-R (the proponent) shall include with it either an initial self-evaluation or the proponents’ endorsement of an initial evaluation submitted by another entity. The submission will not be considered complete without an initial self-evaluation or the proponents’ endorsement of an initial evaluation submitted by another entity._
Based on the description of Step 3, all the candidates were considered to clear STEP 3 of the IMT2020 process
Step 4 – Evaluation of candidate RITs or SRITs by independent evaluation groups
Next meeting is scheduled between 19-26 Feb 2020 at Geneva.
The conclusion from the next meeting (#34) will give a better understanding of these candidate technologies which have been independently assessed.
