Sophia Antipolis, France and remote ETSI is organizing, with the support of ETSI (TC) EMTEL and the PEMEA Consortium, the first PEMEA (Pan-European Mobile Emergency Application) PLUGTESTS™ event which will take place from 12 to 16 February 2024. This event will be hosted by ETSI at Sophia Antipolis, France. Additionally, remote participation will be possible.
This first edition of the PEMEA Plugtests event intends to increase the level of interoperability between PEMEA nodes and services across multiple vendors and suppliers and ensure that various types of Apps running on different platforms can use the same PEMEA network.
The event shall also identify gaps in standards and operations that can be addressed by ETSI and/or the PEMEA Consortium.
The format of the event will be lab tests conducted in the premises of ETSI and remote access.
OBJECTIVES OF THE EVENT
- Demonstrate interoperability of PEMEA nodes and services across multiple vendors and supplies
- Show that various types of Apps running on different platforms can use the same PEMEA network
- Demonstrate Apps using the PEMEA network can address special needs use cases
- Demonstrate integration of PEMEA with PSAP vendor solutions and interoperability with other network technologies
- Identify gaps in standards and operations that can be addressed by ETSI and/or the PEMEA Consortium.
SCOPE OF THE EVENT
- Interoperability of PEMEA nodes and functionality (ETSI TS 103 478)
- Interoperability of PEMEA advanced services
- App integration, usability and support, demonstrated through user-group developed use cases
- PSAP integration
- PEMEA and NG112 Interworking.
PARTICIPATION
- PEMEA node vendors
- App developers
- PSAP equipment providers and integrators
- Disability groups and advocates to assist with use-case development
- PEMEA operators : organisations that will deploy and operate PEMEA nodes
- PEMEA Consortium : PRA access
- Observers: PSAP organizations, First responder organizations and any Government Body, Policy Maker or Local Authority.
BENEFITS FROM THE PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT
- To assess the level of interoperability of your implementations
- To validate your understanding of the standards
- To test with (many) other real implementations and demonstrate end-to-end interoperability
- To debug your implementation: early bug fixing, saving time and costs
- To promote the technology and the ecosystem.
PLUGTESTS events are organized by ETSI and co-funded by the European Union and European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
ETSI Headquarters
650 Route des Lucioles
06921 Sophia Antipolis
FRANCE Tel: +33 4 92 94 42 00
Details of how to get to ETSI, local transport and hotels
Registration
All participants must register individually for the event in order to receive their credentials and be subscribed to the mailing list dedicated to this event. Companies registered are expected to have at least one person present on site during the event or connected remotely. The registration deadline is 20 December 2023.
Each first person in a company to register to this event is de facto the official contact from this company for administrative matters. Each participant is invited to register individually.
The event is free of charge and attendees will be responsible for all other associated costs (travel, meals, etc.).
NDA
All participating companies, observers included, must sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that the official contact will receive upon registration. Organizations will not be allowed to participate to the event if the NDA and Rules of Engagement (RoE) have not been signed.
The deadline to return the signed NDAs and RoEs to ETSI is 29 December 2023. Credentials to access the Wiki will be sent to the registered participants upon signature of the NDA and RoE by the authorized representative of their company.
This activity is co-funded by the European Union and European Free Trade Association.
The Technical Report for this event is available at: https://portal.etsi.org/Portals/0/TBpages/CTI/Docs/1st_PEMEA_Plugtests_2024_report_v1.0.pdf
