Canonical Atlas record

TS 23.003

Numbering, addressing and identification

Responsible WGC4
StatusUnder change control
Initial releaseRel-4
Selected releaseRel-99
Latest indexed version20.1.0
Series23
TypeTS

Release evolution

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Release ledger

Version · WI · CR evidence by release

Rel-44.9.04 WI13 CRs · 9 approved
Rel-55.11.06 WI34 CRs · 25 approved
Rel-66.17.010 WI61 CRs · 33 approved
Rel-77.11.08 WI46 CRs · 21 approved
Rel-88.21.065 WI158 CRs · 63 approved
Rel-99.15.03 WI104 CRs · 40 approved
Rel-1010.10.010 WI83 CRs · 29 approved
Rel-1111.9.09 WI81 CRs · 26 approved
Rel-1212.9.07 WI88 CRs · 27 approved
Rel-1313.10.03 WI78 CRs · 27 approved
Rel-1414.7.01 WI53 CRs · 20 approved
Rel-1515.11.01 WI144 CRs · 50 approved
Rel-1616.12.07 WI131 CRs · 54 approved
Rel-1717.11.07 WI82 CRs · 35 approved
Rel-1818.8.09 WI84 CRs · 39 approved
Rel-1919.8.07 WI92 CRs · 26 approved
Rel-2020.1.02 WI22 CRs · 6 approved
R99no version indexed14 WI33 CRs · 26 approved
Release 19993.15.00 WI0 CRs

Rel-99 snapshot

Work affecting this release

0 indexed Change Requests · 14 connected Work Items.

Showing 12 CR records from the available cross-release sample. Browse release CR records (JSON) →

CR 0027 rev.1 — Remove reference to TS 23.022

CR 0011 rev.1 — Introduction of Reserved Service Labels in the APN

CR 0017 rev.1 — Modification of section 6.2 to enhance IMEI security

CR 0039 — Allocation of unique prefixes to IPv6 terminals

CR 0042 — Restructing the IMEI to combine the TAC and FAC

CR 0075 — On the length of the APN NI

CR 0021 rev.1 — Editorial Modification of section 6.2.2

CR 0025 — Clarification to Definition of Service Area Identifier

CR 0113 — Correction to sub-domains of .gprs

CR 0004 — Harmonisation of the MNC-length; correction of A019r1

CR 0014 — Necessity of the function of the calculation an SGSN IP address from the target ID

CR 0047 rev.2 — Clarification on the definition of DNS

Version history

Indexed versions

Showing 60 of 219 indexed versions.

20.1.0Rel-20CT#1132026-09-28
19.8.0Rel-19CT#1132026-09-28
20.0.0Rel-20CT#1122026-06-26
19.7.0Rel-19CT#1122026-06-26
18.8.0Rel-18CT#1122026-06-26
17.11.0Rel-17CT#1122026-06-26
19.6.0Rel-19CT#1112026-03-18
19.5.0Rel-19CT#1102026-01-06
19.4.0Rel-19CT#1092025-09-28
19.3.0Rel-19CT#1082025-06-13
19.2.0Rel-19CT#1072025-03-14
19.1.0Rel-19CT#1062025-01-03
19.0.0Rel-19CT#1052024-09-19
18.7.0Rel-18CT#1052024-09-19
18.6.0Rel-18CT#1042024-06-26
18.5.0Rel-18CT#1032024-03-26
18.4.0Rel-18CT#1022024-01-02
18.3.0Rel-18CT#1012023-09-19
18.2.0Rel-18CT#1002023-06-23
17.10.0Rel-17CT#1002023-06-23
16.12.0Rel-16CT#1002023-06-23
16.11.1Rel-16CT#992023-04-05
18.1.0Rel-18CT#992023-03-28
17.9.0Rel-17CT#992023-03-28
16.11.0Rel-16CT#992023-03-28
18.0.0Rel-18CT#98-e2022-12-15
17.8.0Rel-17CT#98-e2022-12-15
17.7.0Rel-17CT#97-e2022-09-23
16.10.0Rel-16CT#97-e2022-09-23
17.6.0Rel-17CT#962022-06-23
17.5.0Rel-17CT#95-e2022-03-18
16.9.0Rel-16CT#95-e2022-03-18
17.4.0Rel-17CT#94-e2021-12-16
16.8.0Rel-16CT#94-e2021-12-16
15.11.0Rel-15CT#94-e2021-12-16
17.3.0Rel-17CT#93-e2021-09-16
17.2.0Rel-17CT#92-e2021-06-29
16.7.0Rel-16CT#92-e2021-06-29
17.1.0Rel-17CT#91-e2021-03-30
16.6.0Rel-16CT#91-e2021-03-30
17.0.0Rel-17CT#90-e2020-12-11
16.5.0Rel-16CT#90-e2020-12-11
16.4.0Rel-16CT#89-e2020-09-24
15.10.0Rel-15CT#89-e2020-09-24
16.3.0Rel-16CT#88-e2020-07-06
15.9.0Rel-15CT#88-e2020-07-06
16.2.0Rel-16CT#87-e2020-03-30
16.1.0Rel-16CT#862019-12-20
16.0.0Rel-16CT#852019-09-18
15.8.0Rel-15CT#852019-09-18
15.7.0Rel-15CT#842019-06-13
15.6.0Rel-15CT#822018-12-22
15.5.0Rel-15CT#812018-09-24
15.4.0Rel-15CT#802018-06-18
15.3.0Rel-15CT#792018-03-27
14.7.0Rel-14CT#792018-03-27
15.2.0Rel-15CT#782017-12-21
14.6.0Rel-14CT#782017-12-21
15.1.0Rel-15CT#772017-09-18
14.5.0Rel-14CT#772017-09-18

Atlas classifications

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Work Items

Standards work connected to TS 23.003

ASCI4

Advanced Speech Call Items enhancements_Rel-4

Rel-4official
CNTRSP

Rel-4 Evolutions of the transport in the CN

Rel-4official
LCS4

Rel-4 Location Services enhancements

Rel-4parsed
TEI4

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-4

Rel-4parsed
IMS

Provisioning of IP-based multimedia services

Rel-5official
IMS-CAMEL

CAMEL control of IMS services

Rel-5official
IMS-CCR

Call control and roaming to support IMS in UMTS

Rel-5official
LCS1

Rel-5 Location Services enhancements

Rel-5official
TEI5

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-5

Rel-5parsed
TLM5

Rel-5 Terminal interfaces

Rel-5official
Effective Acronym:

Stage 3 for Subscriber certificates

Rel-6official
FLOGER

Flexible Layer One for GERAN

Rel-6official
IMS2

IMS Phase 2

Rel-6official
IMS2-CCR

Enhancements to the Cx and Sh interfaces

Rel-6official
MBMS

Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service

Rel-6official
SEC1-SC

Subscriber certificates

Rel-6official
SEC16

Rel-6 Security enhancements

Rel-6official
TEI6

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-6

Rel-6parsed
WLAN

WLAN-UMTS Interworking Rel-6

Rel-6official
WLAN-IW

Stage 3 - CN4 aspects

Rel-6official
EMC1

PS domain and IMS impacts for supporting IMS Emergency calls (EMC1)

Rel-7official
IMSProtoc

IMS Stage 3 IETF Protocol Alignment

Rel-7official
MBMSMz

MBMS Mz interface

Rel-7official
Mp

Mp (MRFC - MRFP) interface

Rel-7official
SMSviaH

Routeing of MT-SMS via the HPLMN

Rel-7official
TEI7

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-7

Rel-7parsed
VCC

Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)

Rel-7official
VCC-St3-c4

CT4 aspects of Stage 3 for Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)

Rel-7official
CAT

Customized Alerting Tone (CAT) service

Rel-8official
Effective Acronym:

Support of Closed Subscriber Group (CSG)

Rel-8official
FS_SAE

Study on 3GPP System Architecture Evolution

Rel-8official
HNB

UTRA HNB

Rel-8official
HomeNB

Home NodeB / eNodeB

Rel-8official
HomeNB-3G

CSG and Idle Mode Mobility for 3G Home NodeB

Rel-8official
ICSRA

IMS Centralized Service control

Rel-8official
ICSRA

CT4 aspects - Stage 3 for ICSRA

Rel-8official
IMS-Cont

IMS Service Continuity

Rel-8official
IMSProtoc2

IMS Stage 3 IETF Protocol Alignment - phase 2

Rel-8official
IMS_Corp

CT4 aspects of IMS_Corp

Rel-8official
IMS_Corp

IMS System enhancements for corporate network access

Rel-8official
LTE

Rel-8 LTE 3G Long Term Evolution - Evolved Packet System RAN part

Rel-8official
REDOC_3GPP2

Stage 3 CIMS_3GPP2 (CT1)

Rel-8official
SAES

3GPP System Architecture Evolution Specification - Evolved Packet System (non RAN aspects)

Rel-8official
SAES

Deleted - CT3 aspects of SAES

Rel-8official
SAES

Deleted - Issues for CT4 TR 29.803

Rel-8official
SAES

Issues for CT3 TR 29.804

Rel-8official
SAES

Issues for CT1 TR 24.801

Rel-8official
SAES

Core specification for CT6 aspects of SAE

Rel-8official
SAES

CT6 aspects of SAE

Rel-8official
SAES

Stage 3 for SAE / LTE identities

Rel-8official
SAES

Stage 2/3 for Network selection procedures

Rel-8official
SAES

Stage 3 (CT4) of SAE impact on existing capabilities

Rel-8official
SAES

Stage 3 SAE impact on existing capabilities

Rel-8official
SAES

Stage 3 (CT1) for SAE impact on services, network functions and capabilities

Rel-8official
SAES

Stage 2 Security Architecture

Rel-8official
SAES-CSFB

CS Fallback in EPS

Rel-8official
SAES-DEPS

Domain Name System Procedures for Evolved Packet System (DEPS)

Rel-8official
SAES-IMS_LBO

System enhancements for the use of IMS services in local breakout

Rel-8official
SAES-LTE

SAE for LTE access

Rel-8official
SAES-LTE

Stage 3 for EPC - HSS interface

Rel-8official
SAES-LTE

Stage 3 for QoS mechanisms

Rel-8official
SAES-LTE

Stage 3 for Session management, bearer control and QoS aspects

Rel-8official
SAES-LTE

Stage 3 for security aspects of LTE Access

Rel-8official
SAES-LTE

Stage 3 for UE Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) mobility procedures in idle and active mode

Rel-8official
SAES-LTE

CT4 Stage 3 for protocol between EPCs

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_3GPP

Stage 3 for EPC to UTRAN

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_3GPP

Stage 3 for Inter-system mobility between E-UTRAN and 2G/3G

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_3GPP

Stage 2 GPRS for EPC (23.060, etc.)

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_3GPP

Stage 3 for EPC - GPRS

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_3GPP

Stage 3 for EPC to 3GPP2

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_3GPP

Stage 3 for Inter-system mobility between E-UTRAN and CDMA2000

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_3GPP

Stage 3 for MME - SGSN signalling free protocol

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_LTE-GTP

CT4 Stage 3 for GTP v2 protocol

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_LTE-IETF

Mobile IPv4 (MIPv4) based Mobility protocols

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_LTE-IETF

CT4 Stage 3 for PMIP protocol within EPC

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

(IETF) Stage 3 for Interfaces EPC - non-3GPP IP access

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 for Interfaces EPC - non-3GPP IP access

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 for interfaces within EPC

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 for Access to the EPC via non-3GPP access networks

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 security aspects for MIPv4 Access

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 security aspects for DSMIPv6 Access

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 2 Security aspects for non-3GPP Access

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 for Inter-system mobility between E-UTRAN and non 3GPP accesses

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 for Mobility management based on MIP v4

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

(IETF) Stage 3 for Mobility management based on DSMIPv6 (RFC6275)

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 for Mobility management based on DSMIPv6

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

(IETF) Stage 3 for Mobility management based on DSMIPv6 (draft-ietf-mip6-hiopt)

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 for EPC - AAA interface

Rel-8official
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP

Stage 3 for AAA/HSS related

Rel-8official
SAES-SRVCC

MME to MSC interface for SRVCC

Rel-8official
SAES-St3

Deleted - CT aspects of SAES

Rel-8official
SAES-St3

Deleted - CT1 aspects of SAES

Rel-8official
TEI8

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-8

Rel-8parsed
IMS_EMER_GPRS_EPS

Support for IMS Emergency Calls over GPRS and EPS

Rel-9official
IMS_EMER_GPRS_EPSC4

CT4 aspects - Stage 3 for IMS Emergency Calls over GPRS and EPS

Rel-9official
TEI9

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-9

Rel-9parsed
LCLS-CN

Stage 2/3 for CN aspects of Local Call Local Switch

Rel-10official
LTE_Relay-CN

Core Network Impacts for Relay Nodes

Rel-10official
MOCN-GERAN

Support of Multi-Operator Core Network by GERAN

Rel-10official
NIMTC-CN

CT4 part of Stage 3 for Network Improvements for Machine-Type Communications

Rel-10official
RED

Deleted - Registration in Densely-populated area (RED)

Rel-10official
SIPTO

CT4 part of Stage 3 for SIPTO for macro networks

Rel-10official
SIPTO

Stage 2/3 for SIPTO for macro networks

Rel-10official
SMOG-St3

CT4 part of Stage 3 for S2b Mobility based on GTP

Rel-10official
TEI10

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-10

Rel-10parsed
eSRVCC

CT4 part of Stage 3 for SRVCC enhancements

Rel-10official
Full_MOCN-GERAN

Full Support of Multi-Operator Core Network by GERAN

Rel-11official
Full_MOCN-GERAN

CT4 part of CN Stage 3 for Full Support of Multi-Operator Core Network by GERAN

Rel-11official
PSAN

PS Additional Number (Stage 3)

Rel-11official
SIMTC-PS_Only

CT4 part of Stage 2/3 for SMS in MME architecture option and related PS-only service subscription

Rel-11official
SIMTC-ReachCSPS

CT4 part of Stage 3 BB1: Reachability Aspects of SIMTC

Rel-11official
SaMOG_WLAN-CN

CT4 part of CN aspects of Mobility based On GTP & PMIPv6 for WLAN access to EPC

Rel-11official
TEI11

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-11

Rel-11parsed
VCSG-St3

CT aspects of VPLMN Autonomous CSG Roaming

Rel-11official
rSRVCC-CT

CT4 part for Single Radio Voice Call Continuity from UTRAN/GERAN to E-UTRAN/HSPA

Rel-11official
LIMONET

LIPA Mobility and SIPTO at the Local Network

Rel-12official
LIMONET-SIPTO

BB1: SIPTO at the Local Network

Rel-12official
LIMONET-SIPTO-CT4

CT4 part of Stage 3 CN aspects of SIPTO at the Local Network

Rel-12official
ProSe-CT

CT4 part of CT aspects of Proximity-based Services

Rel-12official
SON-NM-MUPPET

Multi-vendor Plug and Play eNB connection to the network

Rel-12parsed
TEI12

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-12

Rel-12parsed
WLAN_NS-CT

CT aspects of WLAN Network Selection for 3GPP Terminals (Stage 3)

Rel-12parsed
CIoT_EC_GSM

Extended Coverage GSM (EC-GSM) for support of Cellular Internet of Things

Rel-13parsed
TEI13

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-13

Rel-13parsed
UPCON-DOTCON-CT

CT4 part of CT aspects of User Plane Congestion Management for BB1

Rel-13official
TEI14

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-14

Rel-14parsed
5GS_Ph1-CT

CT aspects of 5G System - Phase 1

Historical association · verification pending
Rel-15historical link
5G_CIoT

Cellular IoT support and evolution for the 5G System

Historical association · verification pending
Rel-16historical link
5G_eSBA

Enhancements to the Service-Based 5G System Architecture

Rel-16parsed
5WWC

Wireless and Wireline Convergence for the 5G system architecture

Rel-16parsed
RACS

Optimisations on UE radio capability signalling

Historical association · verification pending
Rel-16historical link
TEI16

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-16

Historical association · verification pending
Rel-16historical link
Vertical_LAN

5GS Enhanced support of Vertical and LAN Services

Rel-16parsed
eNS

Enhancement of Network Slicing

Historical association · verification pending
Rel-16historical link
5G_ProSe

Proximity based Services in 5GS

Historical association · verification pending
Rel-17historical link
5MBS

Multicast-broadcast services in 5G

Historical association · verification pending
Rel-17historical link
NSWO_5G

Non-Seamless WLAN offload in 5GS

Rel-17parsed
RPCPSET

Restoration of PDN Connections in PGW-C/SMF Set

Rel-17parsed
SBIProtoc17

Service Based Interface Protocol Improvements Release 17

Historical association · verification pending
Rel-17historical link
TEI17

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-17

Rel-17parsed
eNPN

Enhanced support of Non-Public Networks

Rel-17parsed
5G_eLCS_Ph3

5GC LoCation Services - Phase 3

Rel-18parsed
5MBS_Ph2

5G multicast-broadcast services Phase 2

Rel-18parsed
5WWC_Ph2

Stage 2 of 5WWC_Ph2

Rel-18parsed
5WWC_Ph2

Support for Wireless and Wireline Convergence Phase 2

Rel-18parsed
ATSSS_Ph3

Access Traffic Steering, Switch and Splitting support in the 5G system architecture; Phase 3

Rel-18parsed
MPS_WLAN

MPS when access to EPC/5GC is WLAN

Rel-18parsed
SBIProtoc18

Service Based Interface Protocol Improvements Release 18

Rel-18parsed
TEI18

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-18

Rel-18parsed
eNPN_Ph2

Non-Public Networks Phase 2

Rel-18parsed
AmbientIoT

Ambient power-enabled Internet of Things

Rel-19parsed
AmbientIoT-CT

CT aspects of Ambient power-enabled Internet of Things

Rel-19parsed
MASSS

Multi-Access (ATSSS_Ph4)

Rel-19parsed
TEI19

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-19

Rel-19parsed
TEI19_ProSe_NPN

ProSe support in NPN

Rel-19parsed
TEI19_ProSe_NPN

Stage 2 of ProSe support in NPN

Rel-19parsed
UIA_ARC

Identifying non-3GPP Devices Connecting behind a UE or 5G-RG

Rel-19parsed
AmbientIoT_Ph2-CT

CT aspects of Ambient power-enabled Internet of Things Phase 2

Rel-20parsed
TEI20

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-20

Rel-20parsed
2G3Ginterworking

GSM/UMTS interworking

R99official
ASCI

Advanced Speech Call Items enhancements

R99parsed
GERAN

Deleted - GERAN

R99official
GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

R99official
GPRS2

GPRS2

R99official
GTP_enhancement

GPRS Tunnelling Protocol enhancement

R99official
LCS

Location Services

R99official
LI

Lawful Interception for GSM Features transposed to UMTS

R99official
OoBT

Out-of-Band Transcoder

R99official
OoBTC

Out-of-Band Transcoder Control

R99official
PR,Princs_&_Reqs_(PR)

OAM Principles and High-level Requirements

R99official
SSN_allocation

Sub-System Number allocation for RANAP, RNSAP

R99official
Security

Security for UMTS and GSM Features

R99official
TEI

(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for R99

R99parsed

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