TR Series Classification for Advanced Image Formats Study
This contribution addresses a procedural issue with the approved Study Item Description (SID) for Advanced Image Formats (FS_AIF_MED). A modification was made during SA plenary approval that fundamentally changes the nature and accessibility of the deliverable without proper notification to the study proponents.
The FS_AIF_MED study was agreed in SA4 with the intention of creating a normal Technical Report (TR) that would:
During SA plenary, the SID was modified to designate the deliverable as an internal TR (800-series) rather than a standard TR. The source believes this change may have originated from:
According to 3GPP specifications [1], internal TRs (800-series) are defined as:
None of these definitions match the intended deliverables of this study.
The proponents believe this was most likely an administrative oversight, as there was no technical discussion about limiting the scope or accessibility of this work.
The proponents request that SA Plenary:
Agrees to correct the SID to designate the deliverable as a standard (public) TR rather than an internal TR, to align with the study's objective of identifying potential normative work and ensuring industry-wide accessibility of the findings.
[1] "Numbering Technical Reports (two classes):" https://www.3gpp.org/specifications-technologies/specifications-by-series