TSG-S Terms of Reference

The Services and Systems Aspects TSG (TSG-S) is responsible for the development of service capability requirements for systems based on 3GPP2 specifications. It is also responsible for high level architectural issues, as required, to coordinate service development across the various TSGs. In this role, the Services and Systems TSG shall track the activities within the various TSGs, as required, to meet the above service requirements.

Specifically, it has a responsibility for:

• Definition of services, network management and system requirements to support regional and international 3rd Generation and beyond market needs;
• Development and maintenance of network architecture and associated system requirements and reference models;
• Tracking of services, network management and features development activities across TSGs;
• Technical coordination of inter-TSG activities;
• Management of work items placed under its responsibility;
• Validation and verification of specification text it develops.

More specifically, TSG-S will address the following areas of work:

• Development and maintenance of 3GPP2 System Capabilities Guide;
• Development, management and maintenance of 3GPP2 Work Plan;
• Stage 1 services and features requirements definition;
• High-level functionality description development for system services and capabilities;
• Management, technical coordination, as well as architectural and requirements development associated with all end-to-end features, services and system capabilities including, but not limited to, security and QoS;
• Requirements for international roaming;
• Development of 3GPP2 OAM&P across all TSGs including: 1) Stage 1 high-level requirements and 2) Stage 2 and Stage 3 for the interface between network management system and element management functions;
• High level coordination of the work performed in other TSGs and monitoring of progress;
• Coordination to resolve technical discrepancies between the works undertaken by other TSGs.