Sophia Antipolis, France ETSI, with the support of TC ATTM TM mWT (millimetre Wave Transmission), is organizing the fifth ETSI mWT SDN (Software Defined Networking) Plugtests™ event, which will take place from 10 to 14 November 2025 at ETSI in Sophia Antipolis, France. This event is co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
The format of the event will be lab tests conducted at ETSI.
WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE 5TH mWT PLUGTESTS EVENT?
This edition of the Plugtests event will focus on proving the ability of Software Defined Networking (SDN) to operate from an end-to-end service point of view.
Building upon the previous four editions, which focused primarily on hardware inventory and service use cases, this edition will also include basic performance monitoring and alarm/event reporting functionalities*.
The scope of the event covers four use cases:
- Network and Service Auto-discovery
- Service Provisioning
- Performance Analysis & Prediction
- Smart Alarm Analysis & Fault Prediction.
*Based on the concepts outlined in ETSI GR mWT 025 V1.1.1 (2021-03) - Wireless Backhaul Network and Services Automation: SDN SBI YANG models
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Any microwave (MW) and millimetre wave (mmW) equipment vendor is welcome to participate and should provide a full domain, including the related MW and/or mmW equipment.
The event is also open to telecom operators wishing to understand the benefits of the SDN technology.
This Plugtests event is organized by ETSI and co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
ETSI Headquarters
650 Route des Lucioles
06921 Sophia Antipolis
FRANCE Tel: +33 4 92 94 42 00
Details on how to get to ETSI, local transport, and hotels
REGISTRATION
All participants are expected to register individually to this event. The first person from an organization to register for the event will be de facto the official contact for technical and administrative matters.
The deadline to register is 15 September 2025.
RoE and NDA
By registering for the 5th mWT Plugtests event, new participating organisations joining the mWT Plugtests Programme will be asked to sign the Rules of Engagement (RoE) and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
These RoE and NDA will cover the series of remote and face-to-face Plugtests events which are held as part of the mWT Plugtests Programme.
Companies which previously signed the RoE and NDA of the mWT Plugtests Programme when registering to the previous mWT Plugtests event, will not need to sign the RoE and NDA again. Only new organisations joining the Programme will receive the RoE and NDA for signature.
Upon signature of the RoE and NDA sent to the official contact, the new participants will receive their credentials for the mWT Plugtests Programme Wiki. Participants who joined the mWT Plugtests Programme at an earlier stage and had already signed the RoE and NDA, keep their credentials which they can reuse for the 5th mWT Plugtests Wiki.
Participants will not be allowed to participate in the event if the RoE and NDA of the Programme have not been signed by a representative of their organization.
The deadline to sign the RoE and NDAs is 22 September 2025.
Other ETSI information
- ETSI Group Report mWT 025 V1.1.1
- SDN mWT Plugtests 5 materials on the ETSI Forge
- 5th mWT Plugtests Wiki page (only for registered participants)
- ETSI Millimiter Wave Transmission Technical Committee
Links to external websites
mWT White Paper
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