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Figure 4 – Schematic allocation of data sources to devices

the handling effort, i.e., to combine apps on the same different networks, one or several of the following
platform. The actual decision is made by the Field conditions can apply:
Test Lead (FTL) on the basis of a benefit-to-effort
consideration. It is recommended to also run checks • Testing teams may be in different locations with-
(e.g., on the data from the first days of a measure- out direct communication between them. This
ment campaign) to make sure that there are no means that each team only sees a part of the
negative effects, or only effects on a tolerable scale. overall set of events belonging to a transaction.
The DFS application must be always visible in order to NOTE – Enabling real-time communication
record events properly, and the MSW app also needs between teams – e.g., via audio/video conferenc-
to be on top of the screen for delay-free recording ing solutions) requires adequate data bandwidth
of events. Therefore from all possible combinations, which limits applicability to respective situations.
only a few remain: There must be at least two devic- A powerful means of communication between
es; the network-testing app can run on either the teams would be an automated dashboard, making
device running the DFS use case (“DFS device”), or processed information available in near real time.
the device running the MSW app. With the further Technically, such a solution is easily feasible giv-
consideration that network testing also uses packet en the required amount of budget. In the actual
data resources, the second configuration is the one design of such a system, using as little as possible
of choice, as shown schematically in Figure 4. data bandwidth would have to be a major design
Please note that this is a rather schematic and simpli- goal in order to assure operation under a wide
fied view. Details given in the following sub clauses range of on-site conditions.
have precedence. • There may be multiple teams at work in the same
time period.
11�1 Basic Considerations for data collection and
processing Consequently, additional information – beyond what
In the case of measurement campaigns involving is collected by the testing tools itself – is required to
cross-border transactions, and transactions between produce the desired information, i.e., DFS KPI.
Basically, it must be known which team or pair of
teams is running which scenario in which period of

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