Route planning and field test team monitoring Whether you use EVs or petrol/hybrid cars, remains the need to remotely manage the field test team, including distributing standardized work orders, testing routines and drive routes. Route planning for EV-based testing requires a multi-faceted approach that balances several critical factors. While managing vehicle range and charging requirements is essential, the primary focus must remain on meeting specific testing objectives. Testing routes need to satisfy various criteria including coverage of predetermined percentages of cell site areas, incorporation of both primary and secondary roads, and data collection during peak usage hours. These testing requirements often take precedence over vehicle efficiency considerations. Within these testing parameters, vehicle management becomes an important secondary consideration. Routes should be optimized to utilize approximately 80% of the vehicle’s range between charging stops to maintain a safety margin. This approach must be balanced with the requirement to test charging station locations thoroughly, as these represent critical infrastructure points for both vehicle operations and network usage patterns. The complexity of these route planning requirements necessitates sophisticated management tools. A centralized back-office solution like TEMS Cloud provides the flexibility needed to accommodate diverse testing scenarios and customer requirements. Through this platform, testing teams can remotely configure and distribute work orders that specify not just what to test, but precisely where to drive - a critical capability that can be customized to meet varying customer needs and use cases. The system’s real-time visibility and comprehensive alarm capabilities ensure that operational issues can be identified and addressed quickly, maintaining testing efficiency while adhering to required coverage and testing parameters.
Test cases around charging stations Charging station testing
Network testing at charging stations should follow a comprehensive protocol that accounts for various usage patterns. Peak usage typically occurs during evening hours and weekends, when multiple vehicles may be charging simultaneously while occupants engage in various online activities. Testing should verify that the network can handle multiple simultaneous HD video streams, large file transfers, and video conferencing sessions while maintaining acceptable performance metrics. For continuous monitoring and rapid response to network issues at charging stations, TEMS Sense integrated with TEMS Cloud provides an optimal solution. TEMS Sense enables 24/7 automated testing at and around charging stations, with results visible in near-real-time through TEMS Cloud.
Charging stations have emerged as critical testing locations, representing unique network usage patterns that require special attention. The need for robust network coverage at charging stations is supported by recent studies. According to the Electric Vehicle Council (2023), the average charging session duration is 31.5 minutes for DC fast charging and 142 minutes for Level 2 charging. During these sessions, users typically consume: • Video streaming: 45% of data usage • Web browsing: 25% • Video calls: 15% • Other applications: 15% This usage pattern creates an ideal scenario for testing network capacity and performance under real-world conditions.
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