Host - Host is the leader of the trial, who is the major engagement party that connects RS, Construction Engineer and Client. Sometimes, the Host and the Client are the same. 

RS - Rapid.Space team is the supplier of ORS, its major responsibility is provide consultancy and technical support to the Host (directly). It can also provide resources to Host directly or indirectly, to supply antennas, cables, UEs, and other necessary equipments to conduct a successful trial. 

Construction Engineer - Usually locate on the trial site, who has all the knowledge and resource to provide necessary construction installation of equipments. 

Client - The beneficiary of the trial result, who will use the trial result to guide a new project or contract for mass deployment. Sometimes, the Host and the Client are the same. 

A ORS on-site trial is usually conducted in five big phases: 

Plan - At this phase, the Host is usually already familiar with the general function of ORS. In order to lead a successful trial, it is important to define a clear and realistic goal based on the trial site's available frequencies range, policy of using the frequencies, expected testing UEs, etc. To make such a plan, the Host should be aware of all the constraints in the location where the trial will be conducted.  

Supply - According to the planning, RS will supply a corresponding ORS product with its accessories. For other necessary HWs and accessories, RS will assist the Host to obtain directly or indirectly through its supplier resources. 

Prepare - To conduct the trial successfully, a detailed schedule is required (detailed to dates and hours), including and but not limited to: pre-test ORS in the lab, pre-test UE, pre-test electricity supplies in the site, RS engineers and Construction Engineers trip planning, etc.

Trial - If the planning and preparation is well defined, the trial should be simply following the schedule. It is important to taking pictures and screenshots of trial and results. 

Summarize - The trial is considered completed when a trial report is properly made with dates and analysis, which will be the proof of leading future projects.

The Host should decide the goal and testing parameters precisely based on the condition of the trial location and client's requests with the technical support and consultancy provided by RS. 

A checklist to help to define the goal properly.

A list of useful resources to help define the goal properly.

Once the goal is clear, now we need to source the HWs and accessories required for the trial, sometimes, the L/T is significant for certain model, that's why it is preferable to source first the materials before making the trial schedule. At the end of this phase, we should be able to order and have the exact L/T of each material.

Since the quantity for trial is usually small, we suggest to bring the ORS trial materials to the destination by travelling with them. Please check this page regarding travelling with HWs: XX HowTo travel  with ORS trial materials.

Standard shipping is also a solution, please check in advance the import regulations in the destination country, to make sure a correct HS code is used to avoid custom blockage.

1. Arrival in the destination country with ORS trial materials: list of ORS trial materials, arrival time, local contact or pick up. 

2. Administration and visa: according to the destination country, RS team may need visa, pre-check the visa regulation, as well as the imported HW's regulation. To smooth the custom check, a local contact might be needed to give advice.

3. Arrival at the trial site: organise transportation and arrival time to the trial site.

4. Installation and test Timetable: a Timetable example to be found in the next slide. 

5. Leave trial site: pre-confirm the leave of the trial site to better arrange the test schedule.

6. Leave trial country: RS team leave the trial country, with or without the trial equipments. 

For a trial, we need to conduct two major testing:

First a local speed test to know the local speed between UE and ORS without passing through servers somewhere else, which reflects the original connection status of the trial setup. 

Secondly, test how far the range can reach, by finding out the best combination of parameters through monitoring and adjusting on the panel.rapid.space.

This test requires to monitor and adjust several parameters on the panel. For example, sometimes, we need to adjust the frequency range used by ORS to avoid interference. The lower the bandwidth is, the further the range can be, but the speed will decrease accordingly, etc.