Example POC Roadmap

1. Initiation and Alignment

   Objective	Establish commercial and technical foundation NDA executed Use case and target scenario defined (for example, live sports event) Initial technical scoping completed (integration path, constraints) Stakeholders aligned (product, engineering, commercial)
   Exit criteria	Agreed POC scope High-level integration approach confirmed

2. Integration Setup (Target Platform)

   Objective	Integrate Rilla into a controlled, representative environment Target platform and player selected SDK integrated into player environment Core requirements enabled: Feature flag or controlled rollout Access to test stream Telemetry and CDN data access
   Exit criteria	Successful playback with Rilla enabled Environment ready for controlled testing

3. QA and Validation

   Objective	Ensure playback safety and baseline performance Playback stability verified (no regressions vs CDN baseline) Guardrail metrics validated (TTFF, rebuffer, drop rate, etc.) Device performance within acceptable limits Limited rollout approved (internal or small percentage of users)
   Exit criteria	All QoE guardrails within agreed thresholds Approved to proceed to live traffic testing

4. Live Testing (POC Execution)

   Objective	Validate performance under real-world scale and conditions Trial executed at meaningful concurrency (CCU target reached) Peak traffic window tested CDN deflection and peer performance measured System behavior observed under churn (joins and leaves)
   Exit criteria	Reliable data collected across all success metrics No critical stability or performance issues

5. Evaluation and Production Decision

   Objective	Determine readiness for rollout Joint review of results across Rilla and deployment stakeholders Performance versus success criteria evaluated: Deflection achieved QoE guardrails maintained Operational feasibility confirmed Production rollout recommendation defined: Proceed to rollout Iterate and retest Defer