FIDAL is one of the projects that was selected in the recently published brochure of the SNS Ju Trials and Pilots Working Group. 

In this first edition, our project shared the example of one of its large-scale trials in the vertical of Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) leveraging on advanced 5G capabilities, such as Quality of Service (QoS) and network slicing. The aim with this trial was to prioritise demonstrating reliable communications and video transmission during large-scale events attended by 1000 of visitors and often generating mobile network congestion.

The brochure highlights how one of FIDAL PPDR trials aimed ultimately at showcasing how Beyond  5G capabilities can enhance public safety communications by ensuring dedicated network resources for emergency services in critical situations.

The document highlights key results that have been achieved during the cours of the trial: 

- Mout-to-eat latency, a KPI measuring the time between the transmitting user speaking and the playback of the answer through the receiving user's speakers. The success was that the latency remained consistant below 300 ms on the PPDR (as required by the MCPTT slice) while it exceeded 300 ms for 60% of the MCPPT calls on the default slice

- Throughput: the test result achieved nearly double the bit rate (both downlink and uplink) compared to non-prioritised devices.. 

More information about the FIDAL trial results run in Malaga can be found in the brochure available HERE 

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