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08 PLUGTESTS AND INTEROPERABILITY EVENTS

Assuring

compatibility

was organized with support of the PEMEA Consortium.
Validating interoperability of PEMEA nodes and services
across multiple vendors and supplies, the event also
demonstrated the ability of various types of apps running
on different platforms to use the same PEMEA network.

Organized in July by ETSI with the support of the European
Commission, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA),
the Critical Communications Association (TCCA) and the
Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC), the 4th
FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System)
Plugtests event provided saw vendors conduct a range of
test scenarios based on the 3GPP Mission Critical Services
framework with focus on rail specific features.
C-V2X (Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything) describes the
use of mobile technology for communication between
The need for interoperability between equipment, systems vehicles, pedestrians and surrounding infrastructure.
and services is one of the main drivers behind standards. Presented by ETSI in partnership with the 5G Automotive
Facilitated by our Centre for Testing and Interoperability Association (5GAA) and co-funded by the EC and EFTA,
(CTI), ETSI Plugtests™ offer an invaluable tool to support the 4th C-V2X Plugtests™ was hosted by DEKRA in
the timely development of technology standards for Malaga during September. Test sessions focused on
Europe and the wider world. Uncovering potential direct communication between devices using ETSI TC
errors, omissions or ambiguities in a specification that ITS Release 2 standards. The event also explored the
might not otherwise be noticed, the essential feedback integration of ITS services over 5G NR Sidelink as well as
that Plugtests provides to ETSI’s technical bodies ITS security aspects.
contributes to the quality and speed of the standards-
making process. Equally, by allowing vendors to stress- The ‘Next Generation 112’ (NG112) architecture
test the interoperability of their solutions in a practical addresses the increasing requirements of content-rich
setting, the development and commercialization of new emergency calling. Organized by ETSI in cooperation with
products and services can be significantly accelerated. the European Emergency Number Association (EENA),
In 2024 we conducted or co-organized four Plugtests the 6th NG112 Emergency Communications with NG
events. These were completed by a regular programme eCall Plugtests event was hosted at the University of
of Hackathons, typically conducted concurrently with Malaga, Spain with the support of ETSI TC EMTEL and
conferences and other events. TC MSG over five days in September/October. The event
tested interoperability of NG112 with NG eCall products
PEMEA (Pan-European Mobile Emergency Applications) is and services based on use cases developed by ETSI and
a standards-based initiative that allows mobile emergency EENA, allowing vendors of emergency communication
calling applications to connect securely and reliably equipment to evaluate their products against different
to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), regardless implementations and scenarios.
of the user’s location. Hosted at our Sophia Antipolis
headquarters in February, the first PEMEA Plugtests event

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