POC / Trial Guide

A Rilla POC validates deflection, playback stability, integration viability, and rollout readiness under live traffic.

POC objectives

Scope	Objectives
In scope	Validate CDN deflection at meaningful scale. Measure traffic offload under real concurrency conditions. Confirm playback safety and stability. Ensure QoE remains within defined guardrails. Assess integration complexity across player, platform, and operational ownership. Confirm system compatibility with the delivery stack, including player, DRM, ads, and CDN. Establish success criteria and a measurement framework. Support production decision-making with clear rollout-readiness and ROI signals.
Out of scope	Replace CDN infrastructure. Rilla augments CDN delivery; it does not replace it. Redesign the delivery architecture. Validate full device coverage. Serve as a production rollout.

Scope

Objectives

In scope

Validate CDN deflection at meaningful scale.
Measure traffic offload under real concurrency conditions.
Confirm playback safety and stability.
Ensure QoE remains within defined guardrails.
Assess integration complexity across player, platform, and operational ownership.
Confirm system compatibility with the delivery stack, including player, DRM, ads, and CDN.
Establish success criteria and a measurement framework.
Support production decision-making with clear rollout-readiness and ROI signals.

Out of scope

Replace CDN infrastructure. Rilla augments CDN delivery; it does not replace it.
Redesign the delivery architecture.
Validate full device coverage.
Serve as a production rollout.

Success criteria

POC success is defined before rollout begins: Rilla must meet agreed CDN deflection targets while playback and system metrics remain within acceptable thresholds.

Category	Metrics and definitions
Cost and scale	CDN Deflection Rate (%): Percentage of video traffic delivered via the Peer Network. CDN Offload (GB): Absolute reduction in CDN-delivered traffic.
Playback Stability and QoE Guardrails	Ensure no regression compared to a CDN-only baseline: Startup Time (TTFF) Rebuffer Rate Session Drop Rate Video Quality Stability Glass-to-Glass Latency Device Performance (CPU, memory, package size impact)
Peer Network Performance	Measure how effectively the network contributes capacity: Peer Network Capacity: Total available peer-assisted bandwidth. Participation Rate: Percentage of sessions successfully engaging in peer delivery. Producer Rate: Percentage of sessions actively relaying data to others. Network Stability: Impact of churn (joins and leaves) on delivery performance.

Decision outcome

The POC produces clear answers to four rollout questions:

Can Rilla deliver meaningful CDN cost reduction at scale?
Does it maintain or improve playback quality under load?
Is integration viable within current systems and timelines?
Is the platform ready for phased or full production rollout?

Next steps

Testing Approach

POC Checklist

Example POC Roadmap