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Latest OSA/Parlay Specifications

Parlay 6, ETSI OSA Phase 4, ES 204 915

Work has started on Parlay 6.0 and drafts are now available.  When completed it will be published as ETSI ES 204 915.

Parlay 5, ETSI OSA Phase 3, ES 203 915

Parlay 5.0 was published by ETSI as ES 203 915 V1.1.1 in April 2005.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 6 specifications from September 2004.

Parlay 5.1 was published by ETSI as ES 203 915 V1.2.1 in January 2007.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 6 specifications from June 2006.

Work has started on Parlay 5.2 and some drafts are now available.  When completed it will be published as an update of ETSI ES 203 915.

ETSI EG 201 988-3 contains the requirements behind ETSI OSA Phase 3 and Parlay 5.

Latest Parlay X Specifications

Parlay X 3, ETSI ES 202 504

Work has started on Parlay X 3.0, and drafts are now available.  When completed, it will be published by ETSI as ES 202 504.

Parlay X 2, ETSI ES 202 391

Parlay X 2.0 has been published by ETSI in March 2005 as ES 202 391 V1.1.1.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.199 Release 6 specifications from September 2004.

Parlay X 2.1 has been published by ETSI in December 2006 as ES 202 391 V1.2.1.
This corresponds to 3GPP
TS 29.199 Release 6 specifications from June 2006.

Work has started on Parlay X 2.2 and drafts are now available.  When completed it will be published as an update of ETSI ES 202 391.

The latest Parlay X mapping specifications are identified together with the ETSI and 3GPP base specifications in the pages referenced above.

Previous OSA/Parlay Specifications

Parlay 4, ETSI OSA Phase 2, ES 202 915

Parlay 4.0 was published as ETSI ES 202 915 V1.1.1 in January 2003.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 5 specifications from September/October 2002.

Parlay 4.1 was published by ETSI as an update of ES 202 915 in August 2003.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 5 specifications from March 2003.

Parlay 4.2 was published by ETSI as an update of ES 202 915 in March 2005.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 5 specifications from September 2004.

Parlay 4.3 was published by ETSI as an update of ES 202 915 in December 2006.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 5 specifications from June 2006.

ETSI EG 201 988-2 contains the requirements behind ETSI OSA Phase 2 and Parlay 4.

For Parlay 4.0 and 4.1, WSDL code is provided as well as references to the corresponding JAIN APIs.  From Parlay 4.2, the Java code is provided directly.  For Parlay 4.3, the WSDL code has been removed.

ETSI ES 202 363 contains PICS and ETSI ES 202 388 contains Test Specifications for OSA Phase 2 / Parlay 4.

Parlay 3, ETSI OSA Phase 1, ES 201 915

Parlay 3.0 was published as ETSI ES 201 915 v.1.1.1 in February 2002.   
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 4 specifications from September/October 2001.

Parlay 3.1 was published as ETSI ES 201 915 v.1.2.1 in July 2002.  
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 4 specifications from March 2002.

Parlay 3.2 was published as ETSI ES 201 915 v.1.3.1 in October 2002.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 4 specifications from June/July 2002.

Parlay 3.3 was published as ETSI ES 201 915 v.1.4.1 in July 2003.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 4 specifications from March 2003.

Parlay 3.4 was published as ETSI ES 201 915 v.1.5.1 in February 2005.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 4 specifications from September 2004.

Parlay 3.5 was published as ETSI ES 201 915 v.1.6.1 in December 2006.
This corresponds to 3GPP TS 29.198 Release 4 specifications from June 2006.

ETSI EG 201 988-1 contains the requirements behind ETSI OSA Phase 1 and Parlay 3.

Each document is specified using UML and IDL.  Each contains sequence diagrams, class diagrams, full interface and method descriptions, state transition diagrams, data type descriptions, and IDL code attachment.

ETSI ES 202 170 contains PICS and ETSI ES 202 196 contains test specifications for OSA Phase 1 / Parlay 3.

3GPP OSA

In addition to the TS 29.198 series, 3GPP have also produced a Technical Report which provides a suggested mapping to various network protocols.  This is 3GPP TR 29.998, and it exists for Release 4, Release 5, and Release 6.  

The latest 3GPP mapping specifications are identified together with the ETSI and 3GPP base specifications in the pages referenced above.

The latest 3GPP drafts are also available from the 3GPP CT5 web page.

Last updated:  Ultan Mulligan, 4 August 2007