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Highlights: As Release 17 takes centre Highlights: The timeline for Release 17 is to group decision. It is important – across
stage for the next few months, will firm, but is there a need for a prioritization the project – for us to focus on features
the continuation of e-meetings create or the possible down-scoping for Release with high priority, those that are essential
pressure on the RAN groups and RAN3 17 items? How would this effect RAN3? issues - to ensure Release 17 is delivered
specifically? in a timely manner.
GAO YIN: Potential prioritization or
GAO YIN: The pressure is always there down-scoping for Release 17 items has Highlights: Are you looking forward
when each release is close to its freeze already been taken into account during to a return to physical meetings in the
date, and the situation is exasperated by RAN#92-e in June and more discussion is new year? Wouldn’t it be nice to see
e-meetings – as more time is needed to expected in RAN#93-e in September. colleagues again?!
allow us to work across the time-zones.
GAO YIN: Sure, I believe everyone is
looking forward to meeting each other in
“It is important – across the project – for us to focus on the near future, as soon as the conditions
permit, such as the public health advice,
features with high priority, those that are essential issues travel restrictions and the like. Personally,
- to ensure Release 17 is delivered in a timely manner.” I am so keen to meet the colleagues- old
and new – once again. I am sure we will
raise a glass when we finally get back!
The current Rel-17 items progress in For RAN3, companies will follow the Thanks to Gao Yin, who answered our
RAN3 is fairly good, but I can imagine latest agreements from the RAN plenary questions via email, over the summer
that there will be a busy meeting cycle meeting for each Rel-17 item. This is (August) of 2021.
in the first quarter of next year. We have business as usual really, same as other
two RAN3 meetings planned and we will releases, for those issues with the lower For more information about the
stick to that even if there is the chance to priority subject will be dropped or work of WG RAN3, go to
return to face-to-face meetings. postponed to the next release according www.3gpp.org/specifications-groups

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