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5GMS - Standards Evolution

At a glance
  • Release 16: 5GMS is created, because 3GPP's earlier streaming architecture (TS 26.233) was seen as unfit for 5G media streaming services. TS 26.233 is not maintained from Release 16 onward.
  • Release 17: edge processing, event exposure, and two studies, on extensions and on multicast.
  • Release 18: phase 2, and TS 26.510 for provisioning and media session handling.
  • Releases 19 and 20: Advanced Media Delivery (AMD).

Work items as listed in the 3GPP work plan of 28 September 2026. The specifications shown are the 5GMS specifications among those the work plan lists for each item, plus the MBS specifications (TS 26.502, TS 26.517) for the Advanced Media Delivery items.

Note: for FS_5GMS_Multicast the work plan lists its output only as "new". TR 26.802 is its output according to its study description (SP-200238), which names a TR titled "Multicast Architecture Enhancement for 5G Media Streaming".

Release 20​

Work itemTitleTypeSpecificationsStatusWID
FS_AMD_Ph2Study on Advanced Media Delivery Phase 2StudyTR 26.802, TR 26.804, TR 26.941Complete, Sep 2026SP-251265
AMD_ARCH_Ph2-MEDArchitectural Updates for Advanced Media Delivery Phase 2NormativeTS 26.501, TS 26.502 (MBS)51%, due Dec 2026SP-260973

Release 19​

Work itemTitleTypeSpecificationsStatusWID
FS_AMDStudy on Advanced Media DeliveryStudyTR 26.802, TR 26.804Complete, Dec 2024SP-241011
AMD-ARCH-MEDStage 2 for Advanced Media DeliveryNormativeTS 26.501, TS 26.502 (MBS)Complete, Mar 2025SP-241963
AMD_PRO-MEDStage 3 for Advanced Media DeliveryNormativeTS 26.510, TS 26.511, TS 26.512, TS 26.517 (MBS), TS 26.532Complete, Dec 2025SP-250265

Release 18​

Work itemTitleTypeSpecificationsStatusWID
FS_MS_NS_Ph2Study on Media Streaming aspects of Network Slicing Phase 2StudyTR 26.941Complete, Dec 2023SP-220675
5GMS_Ph25G Media Streaming Architecture Phase 2NormativeTS 26.501Complete, Jun 2023SP-230164
5GMS_Audio_Ph25G Media Streaming Audio codec phase 2 for 5G-AdvancedNormativeTS 26.117, TS 26.511Complete, Mar 2023SP-221033
5GMS_Pro_Ph25G Media Streaming Protocols Phase 2NormativeTS 26.512, TS 26.532, TS 26.510Complete, Jun 2024SP-230976

Release 17​

Work itemTitleTypeSpecificationsStatusWID
FS_5GMS_MulticastStudy on Multicast Architecture Enhancements for 5G Media StreamingStudyTR 26.802 (see note)Complete, Jun 2021SP-200238
FS_5GMS_EXTStudy on 5G media streaming extensionsStudyTR 26.804Complete, Mar 2022SP-200937
5GMS_EDGEEdge Extensions to the 5G Media Streaming ArchitectureNormativeTS 26.501Complete, Sep 2021SP-210375
EVEX5GMS AF Event ExposureNormativeTS 26.512, TS 26.501, TS 26.531, TS 26.532Complete, Jun 2022SP-210374
5GMS_EDGE_3Edge Extensions to 5GMS Stage 3NormativeTS 26.512Complete, Jun 2022SP-211336

Release 16​

Work itemTitleTypeSpecificationsStatusWID
5GMSAMedia streaming architectureNormativeTS 26.501Complete, Jun 2019SP-180984
5GMS35G Media Streaming stage 3NormativeTS 26.117, TS 26.511, TS 26.512Complete, Sep 2020SP-190464

Other SA4 work items that changed 5GMS specifications​

These SA4 work items are not 5GMS work items, but the work plan lists 5GMS specifications among the specifications they changed. The 5GMS specifications are shown.

The ten work items, with the 5GMS specifications each changed
ReleaseWork itemTitle5GMS specificationsStatus
175MBP35G Multicast-Broadcast ProtocolsTS 26.512Complete, Jun 2022
175MBUSA5G Multicast-Broadcast User Service Architecture and related 5GMS ExtensionsTS 26.501Complete, Mar 2022
178K_TV_5G8K Television over 5GTS 26.511Complete, Mar 2022
178K_VR_5GPoints for 8K VR 360 Video over 5GTS 26.511Complete, Jun 2021
18MeCARMedia Capabilities for Augmented RealityTS 26.511, TS 26.117Complete, Mar 2024
195G_RTP_Ph25G Real-time Transport Protocol Configurations, Phase 2TS 26.510Complete, Sep 2025
19IVAS_Codec_Ph2EVS Codec Extension for Immersive Voice and Audio Services, Phase 2TS 26.117Complete, Dec 2025
19VOPSVideo Operating Points - Harmonization and Stereo MV-HEVCTS 26.511Complete, Dec 2025
20Energy_ARCH-MEDSystem architecture for application energy consumption information collection and reporting Stage 2TS 26.501Complete, Sep 2026
20Energy_PRO-MEDProtocols, network APIs and data types for application energy consumption information collection, reporting and exposure Stage 3TS 26.510, TS 26.5120%, due Mar 2027