3GPP Release 8 Features

Many people are surprised to hear that the Rel-8 of 3GPP is much more than just LTE/SAE. Here is a list of features:

1. Maintenance of TISPAN documentation
   
2. FS on 3G Home NodeB
   
3. FS on Multimedia Session Continuity
   
4. FS on CS Domain Services over evolved PS access
   
5. FS on Transferring of emergency call data – in-band modem solution
   
6. FS on Improved network controlled mobility between LTE and 3GPP2/mobile WiMAX radio technologies
   
7. FS on IMS Application Server Service Data Descriptions for AS interoperability
   
8. FS Restoration Procedures
   
9. Registration in Densely-populated area
   
10. Lawful Interception in the 3GPP Rel-8
    
11. IMS Enhancements for support of Packet Cable access
    
12. Study on Non 3GPP access NSP
    
13. Support of Service-Level Interworking for Messaging Services
    
14. Feasibility Study of Mobility between 3GPP-WLAN Interworking and 3GPP Systems
    
15. Study on Requirements for seamless roaming and service continuity between mobile and WLAN networks
    
16. Study on Stage 2 aspects of IMS Service Brokering
    
17. Study of Requirements of IP-Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Convergent Multimedia Conferencing
    
18. Study on support of a Public Warning System (PWS)
    
19. Study of VCC support for Emergency Calls
    
20. Study on centralized IMS services
    
21. Study on centralised IMS service control
    
22. Consumer protection against spam and malware
    
23. 3G Long Term Evolution
    
24. GERAN support for GERAN - 3G Long Term Evolution interworking
    
25. Local Charging Zone Requirements
    
26. Enhancements to BS30 Bearer service for Videotelephony
    
27. IMS Enhancements Rel-8
    
28. NDS Authentication Framework Extension for TLS
    
29. Study on Value Added Services for Short Message Service
    
30. Value Added Services for Short Message Service
    
31. Study on Paging Permission with Access Control (PPAC)
    
32. Paging Permission with Access Control
    
33. GAN Enhancements
    
34. Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System
    
35. FS on Extended Support of IMS Emergency Calls
    
36. Study on System enhancements for the use of IMS services in local breakout
    
37. Study on Services Alignment and Migration
    
38. Study on A-interface over IP
    
39. Study on Multi-User Reusing-One-Slot
    
40. Study on Optimized Transmit Pulse Shape for Downlink EGPRS2-B
    
41. Study on InterWorking Function between MAP based and Diameter based interfaces
    
42. Study on Evaluation of the inclusion of Path Loss Based Technology in the UTRAN
    
43. LCS for 3GPP Interworking WLAN
    
44. All-IP Network (AIPN)
    
45. 3GPP System Architecture Evolution Specification
    
46. CT aspects of System Architecture Evolution
    
47. FBI Phase 2
    
48. Rel-8 Feasibility Studies
    
49. IMS Centralised Service Control
    
50. IMS Multimedia Telephony and Supplementary Services
    
51. MTSI Video - Dynamic Rate Adaptation/Signalling of Image Size
    
52. eCall data transfer Phase 2: Comparison of alternative in-band modem solutions and standardization of one in-band modem solution
    
53. Requirements and Test methods for Wideband Terminals
    
54. Extending PSS and MBMS User Services for optimized Mobile TV
    
55. IMS initiated and controlled PSS and MBMS User Service
    
56. Storage and easy access of ICE numbers on USIM
    
57. IP Interconnection of Services
    
58. Network Selection for non-3GPP Access
    
59. Charging for multi-phases services
    
60. Home NodeB / eNodeB
    
61. 3GPP2 Input to Common IMS
    
62. Rel-8 Improvements of the Radio Interface
    
63. OAM&P 8
    
64. OAM&P Rel-8 Studies
    
65. Study of Element Operations Systems Function (EOSF) definition
    
66. Study on SA5 MTOSI XML Harmonization
    
67. Study of Common Profile Storage (CPS) Framework of User Data for network services and management
    
68. Study of Management for LTE and SAE
    
69. Study on Charging Aspects of 3GPP System Evolution
    
70. Study of System Maintenance by Itf-N
    
71. Study of Self-Organizing Networks (SON) related OAM interfaces for Home NodeB
    
72. Study on Self-healing of Self-Organizing Networks (SON)
    
73. Personal Network Management (PNM)
    
74. eCall Data Transfer – Requirements
    
75. IMS System enhancements for corporate network access
    
76. IMS Service Brokering enhancements
    
77. Network Composition
    
78. FS on Scope of future HSPA Evolution for 1.28Mcps TDD
    
79. FS on Synchronised E-DCH for UTRA FDD
    
80. Study on Dual-Cell HSDPA operation
    
81. (FS on) Service continuity between mobile and WLAN networks
    
82. I-WLAN NSP
    
83. Interworking Wireless LAN Mobility
    
84. Multimedia Priority Service
    
85. Multimedia interworking between IMS and CS networks
    
86. Conferencing enhancements for Mp interface
    
87. Enhancements for VGCS Applications
    
88. Contact Manager for 3GPP UICC applications (formerly ""Enhanced USIM Phonebook"")
    
89. Charging Management small Enhancements
    
90. Harmonization of Gq'/Rx for Common IMS
    
91. IMS Service Continuity
    
92. Interworking between User-to-User Signaling (UUS) and SIP
    
93. Support of Overlap signalling
    
94. OSA Rel-8
    
95. Rel-8 RAN improvements
    
96. Combination of 64QAM and MIMO for HSDPA (FDD)
    
97. Security Enhancements for IMS
    
98. Generic Bootstrapping Architecture Push Function
    
99. Support of (G)MSC-S – (G)MSC-S Nc Interface based on the SIP-I protocol
    
100. IMS Stage-3 IETF Protocol Alignment
     
101. New multicarrier BTS class
     
102. Support of Customised Alerting Tone Service
     
103. Facilitating Machine to Machine Communication in GSM and UMTS (M2M)
     
104. SI on AS-MRFC media server control protocol
     
105. AS/MRFC stage 2 and 3 work
     
106. (Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-8