Generations of Mobile Standards

TS or TR Proposed for Withdrawal

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In accordance with clause 4.9 of 3GPP TR 21.900 (Technical Specification working methods), the table below documents proposals to withdraw 3GPP Technical Specifications and Technical Reports, or functionality specified / described therein, and the eventual outcome of such proposals. Consult the reports of the corresponding TSG meetings for a full description of the treatment of the withdrawal proposals.

Note: date format is MM/DD/YYYY.

Date of proposalTS/TR (or functionality) to be withdrawnJustificationTSG meeting at which decision will be takenDecision
9/6/202435.23735.237 will be replaced by an external TR 35.937TSG SA#105Withdrawal approved.
4/9/202433.92933.929 will be separated into 9 parts that will be created after TSG SA#104. TSG SA#104Withdrawal approved.
2/19/202428.545 from Rel-18 onwards3GPP TS 28.111 covers fully the scope of 28.545, and therefore is proposed to withdrawn to avoid duplication and confusion.TSG SA#103Withdrawal approved.
3/15/202226.110, 26.111, 26.142, 26.150, 26.177, 26.226, 26.230, 26.231, 26.234, 26.237, 26.243, 26.245, 26.246, 26.412, 26.430, 26.843, 26.850, 26.891, 26.902, 26.903, 26.904, 26.905, 26.906, 26.907, 26.909, 26.910, 26.911, 26.914, 26.919, 26.921, 26.922, 26.923, 26.924, 26.931, 26.937, 26.938, 26.939, 26.943, 26.944, 26.946, 26.947, 26.948, 26.949, 26.950, 26.953, 26.954, 26.957, 26.959, 26.967, 26.973, 26.978, 26.980, 26.981,  26.985, 26.989 from Rel-17 onwards.S4-220330TSG SA#95eNo withdrawal
3/15/202228.544 withdrawn.
32.508 and 32.509 from Rel-17 onwards
SP-220333TSG SA#95eWithdrawal approved.
2/9/2022RAN4 25 series specifications  (25.101, 25.102, 25.104, 25.105, 25.106, 25.111, 25.113, 25.116, 25.123, 25.133, 25.141, 25.142, 25.143, 25.153, 25.171, 25.172, 25.173, 25.906, 25.914, 25.942, 25.943, 25.951, 25.956, 25.963, 25.967, 25.968) 
and
RAN4 34 series specifications (34.124, 34.926)
from Rel-17 onwards
R4-2202305TSG RAN#95eNo withdrawal
8/31/2020TR 24.980 from Rel-17 onwardsJustification can be found in C1-205561.TSG CT#89-eWithdrawal approved.
6/4/2020Removal of functionality relating to H.263 from 
TS 26.114
TS 26.140
TS 26.234
TS 26.244
TS 26.346
Removal of H.263 codec functionality from all Rel-16 specifications under 3GPP SA4 responsibility. Justification can be found in SA4-200852. The Work Item proposing and justifying the withdrawal of this functionality can be found in SP-200400.

Draft CRs to update/remove references from other specs can be found in:
S4-200853, S4-200854, S4-200855, S4-200856 & S4-200857.
TSG SA#88-e.Withdrawal approved.
3/18/2019TS 24.323 from Releases 11, 12 and 13TSG CT meeting #83 approved in principle the withdrawal of TS 24.323 from Releases 11, 12 and 13. The rationale will be prepared in a special work item currently being drafted by Vodafone. The procedures of TR 21.900 clause 4.9B apply.
The withdrawal WID can be found in CP-191151 to CT#84
TSG CT#84Withdrawal approved.
5/15/2017TS 44.118, TS 44.160
from Rel-12 onwards
Specs relate to Iu mode in GERAN, not supported after Rel-11. Note that there are very many references to these specs from other specs, so a very large number of CRs will need to be produced and approved before these specs can be withdrawn.TSG RAN#77Withdrawal approved at RAN#88-e
3/30/2017TR 38.900Frequency range of interest has been extended, and this TS is superseded by TR 38.901. A reference check has been undertaken, and necessary CRs will be raised as appropriate. The FS_NR_newRAT WID will be revised to indicate the withdrawal of 38.900.

Update 2017-04-26: Subsequent discussions indicate that withdrawal is not required, but that the TR will not be promoted to Rel-15. If any references to 38.900 are required from Rel-15 specs, these will have to be explicitly to the latest Rel-14 version.
TSG RAN#76No withdrawal