D5.1 Use Case Requirements
Creators: name: Racca, Christian
name: Rocca, Gabriele
name: Rocco, Luca
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: DECICE
Use Case Requirements

description: The deliverable titled "Use Cases Requirements" presents a comprehensive compilation of the three<br> use cases playing a crucial role in developing the DECICE project. The deliverable, led by TOP-IX<br> with support from E4, collected technical requirements from various stakeholders to define essential<br> prerequisites for the project’s test bed.<br> The use cases cover a diverse range of applications and will be utilized to test the DECICE framework,<br> evaluate performance and provide feedback for ongoing developments using a co-design approach.<br> The first use case involves smart city infrastructure provisioning for Connected and Autonomous<br> Driving and Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems. It includes real-time processing for<br> object detection and safety in intersections, with edge devices strategically placed for optimal latency<br> and reliability, adhering to job placement and scheduling standards.<br> The second use case focuses on Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans, standard medical examinations<br> conducted on edge nodes to create high-resolution 3D images. Due to the sensitive personal informa-<br> tion in scans, special care is required in storage, transfer, and access of the data. Challenges include<br> computing and storage complexities, moving analysis jobs to the Cloud, network transfer limitations,<br> and data access management.<br> The third use case addresses infrastructure provisioning for disaster management and emergency<br> response. It aims to develop an open digital platform supporting operators using data from drones and<br> satellites, enabling the embedding of machine learning algorithms for autonomous flight and mission<br> operations. The platform orchestrates processing and communication between Cloud/edge/drones<br> and provides adaptability to various emergency conditions.<br> The deliverable contributes mainly to project Objective 5 demonstrating the usability and benefits<br> of the DECICE solution for real-life use cases. The information included in this deliverable also helps<br> to achieve project objectives 1, 2 and 4.<br> Challenges encountered during requirements collection include stakeholder diversity, ambiguity, incom-<br> pleteness, lack of domain knowledge, and communication barriers. Clear communication channels<br> and cross-functional team meetings were established to mitigate these difficulties.<br> The target audience for this report includes mainly the project partners.<br> Requirements were collected through two online workshops and appropriate templates for specification<br> collection, with participation from representatives across various organizations involved in the DECICE<br> project.<br> Each use case will be presented through a technical overview, a description of the working scenario(s),<br> a detailed analysis of the network and infrastructure components as well as computation, storage and<br> time constraints. A conclusive section is dedicated to performance and functional requirements.