HORIZON2020

InformationandCommunicationTechnologies

IntegratingexperimentsandfacilitiesinFIRE+

Proposal Template

GrantAgreementnumber:687884

Projectacronym:F-Interop

Projecttitle: FIRE+onlineinteroperabilityandperformancetesttoolsto supportemergingtechnologiesfrom researchto standardizationandmarketlaunch

Thestandardsandinnovationsacceleratingtool

Typeofaction:ResearchandInnovationAction(RIA) Projectwebsiteaddress:

CallInformation:

CallIdentifier:F-Interop01call

Deadline:WednesdayJanuary25th,2017–17h00(CET)

Organisationname: Coordinatorname:

Coordinatortelephonenumber: Coordinatoremailaddress: Dateofsubmission:

Version:

EmailaddresstowhichtheAcknowledgement ofReceiptshouldbesent:

(insert)

Proposalsummary

ProposalFullTitle:

ProposalAcronym:

TypeofProjectmostrelevanttoyourproposal

☐TypeA–Newtestingtools/B

☐TypeB–Newtestdesign

☐TypeC–SMEF-Interopassessmentreports

☐TypeD–Plugtestevent

Secondaryobjectiveofyourproposal(ifapplicable)

☐TypeA–Newtestingtools/B

☐TypeB–Newtestdesign

☐TypeC–SMEF-Interopassessmentreports

☐TypeD–Plugtestevent

Durationinmonths:

ProposalAbstract:(2000characterslimit) FreeKeywords:(separatedbycommas)

Proposalparticipants

Single Applicant or Main Applicant organization (in case of projects involving a group of organizations)

Yourorganization
Organizationlegalname:
Organizationshortname:
Officialaddress(streetname,number,town, postalcode,country):
Webpage(optional):
Legalstatusofourorganization
Selectthecorrectoption(s)
Publicbody(yes/no):
Internationalorganization(yes/no):
InternationalorganizationofEuropean
Interest(yes/no)
SecondaryorHighereducation establishment(yes/no):
Enterprise(yes/no)
SmallorMedium-sizeEnterprise(optional):
Dependencieswith(an)otherapplicant(s):
Are theredependenciesbetweenyour organization and (an)other applicant(s) in thisproposal?(yes/no)
Ifyes:
ParticipantIdentificationCode:
Organizationshortname:
Characterofdependence(SG/CLS/CLB)*

SG:Samegroup:ifyourorganizationandtheotherapplicantarecontrolledbythesamethirdparties; CLS: Controls: if your organization controls the other applicant;CLB: Controlled by: if your organizationiscontrolledbytheotherapplicant.

Organizationcontactpoint

Itisthescientificcontactpersonforyourorganization.

Title:

Familyname:
Firstname:
Gender:
Positionintheorganization:
Department, Faculty, Institute, Laboratory name:
Emailaddress:
Telephone:
Fax(optional):
Officialaddress(streetname,number,town, postalcode,country):
Organizationauthorizedrepresentative
Itistheauthorizedrepresentative tosigntheGrantAgreementortocommittheorganization forthisproject.
Title:
Familyname:
Firstname:
Gender:
Positionintheorganization:
Department, Faculty, Institute, Laboratory name:
Emailaddress:
Telephone:
Fax(optional):
Officialaddress(streetname,number,town, postalcode,country):

Organization2(ifany):proposershouldcompletethesamefieldsasabove

Organization3(ifany):proposershouldcompletethesamefieldsasabove

1 ProposalTemplate-Part B

InstructionsforcompletingPartBoftheProposal

TheProposaliscomposedoftwoparts:PartAandPartB.

PleasenotethatproposalsmustbesubmittedthroughtheonlinetoolinEnglishtothe followingaddress: beforethedeadline, accordingtotheproceduredescribedinSectionError!Referencesourcenotfound.ofthis Guide.PartAandPartBmustbesavedinPDFformatandmustnotexceed10Mbtotalsize.

Proposal PartBcontains thedescription ofthecontent oftheproposed work andcovers, among others,theconceptandobjectivesof theproject,theimplementationdetailsandtheimpactthatis expectedtoarisefromtheproposedwork.

TheinstructionstocompletePartBoftheproposalareinsertedalongthetemplateitself,explaining theexpected contentineachsectionusingtextinitalics.Youmayeventually deletethemfromthe finalversionof thePartB youintendtosubmit.Pleasekeeptheevaluationcriteriaalwaysin mind (Sections6and12)andfollowcarefullytheabove-mentioned instructions whenpreparingPartBof theproposal.

BesidethetemplatefordraftingPartBprovidedinthefollowingpages,a“standalone”electronicword versionofitcanbeobtainedthroughtheF-Interopprojectwebsite,inthesection“Opencall”,atthe followinglink:

Itisinyourinteresttokeepyourtextconcisesinceover-longproposalsarerarelyviewedinapositive lightbytheevaluatingexperts.PartBoftheproposalshouldthereforenotexceed10pages.

HORIZON2020

InformationandCommunicationTechnologies

IntegratingexperimentsandfacilitiesinFIRE+

Proposal Template

GrantAgreementnumber:687884

Projectacronym:F-Interop

Projecttitle: FIRE+onlineinteroperabilityandperformancetest
toolsto supportemergingtechnologiesfrom research
to standardizationandmarketlaunch

Thestandardsandinnovationsacceleratingtool

Typeofaction:ResearchandInnovationAction(RIA) Projectwebsiteaddress:

CallInformation:

CallIdentifier:F-Interop01call

Deadline:WednesdayJanuary25th,2017–17h00(CET)

Proposalfullname:

Proposalacronym:

Organisationname: Coordinatorname:

Coordinatortelephonenumber:

Coordinatoremailaddress: Dateofsubmission: Version:

EmailaddresstowhichtheAcknowledgement ofReceiptshouldbesent:

(insert)

ThisshouldbecopiedfromPartA

Participant
Number / Participant short
name / Estimatedeligiblecosts
Effort
(PM) / Personnel
Costs(€) / Other Direct costs (€) / Indirect costs(€) / Total Subcontracting costs(€)* / Total costs(€) / Requested Funding** (€)
Total

Incolumn‘Effort’,inserttherequiredpersonmonthsfortheworkinvolved.

Incolumn‘PersonnelCosts’,insertyourpersonnelcostsfortheworkinvolved.

Incolumn‘OtherDirectcosts’,insertanyotherdirectcosts,forexamplematerialortravelcosts. Incolumn‘Indirectcosts’,insertyourindirect(overhead)costs,25%ofallyourdirectcosts.

Incolumn‘Totalcosts’,calculatethesumofallyourindicatedcosts.

Incolumn‘RequestedFunding’,insertyourrequestedECcontribution.

Incolumn“Totalsubcontractingcosts”,insertanycostsrelatedtoasubcontractyouwouldenterinto. Subcontracting costsshouldbeexceptional,welljustifiedandwillrequirethepriorwrittenconsentof theCascade funding partner. Please note thatyouwillhave toensure thatthesubcontractor will complywithallobligations–especiallycomingfromthecontractthatyouwillsignwiththeCascade fundingpartner,ifsuccessful.

Pleaseprovideheresufficient justification onwhatandwhyyouneedtosubcontract someofyour tasks:

**Youmayrequestuptothetotalamountallowedbytherelatedopencall.ThemaximumEuropean

Commissioncontributionforindustrialexperimentsperapplicantis:

• 100,000€forprojectcategoryA(Newtestingtools)

• 60,000€forprojectcategoryB(Newtestdesign)

• 10,000€forprojectcategoryCandD(SMEF-InteropassessmentreportsandPlugtestEvents)

1.1 Alignment

Describethegeneralprojectvisionhighlightingtheconceptsunderpinning thealignmentwithoneor moreofthesupportedactivitycategories.

RECOMMENDED0.5PAGE

1.2 Objectives

Describethe specificobjectivesfor the proposal,whichshouldbeclear,measurable,realisticand achievable withintheduration oftheproject. Objectives should bealigned andconsistent withthe definitionoftheF-InteropopencallandwiththegeneralobjectivesoftheICT-12-2015Call.

RECOMMENDED0.5PAGE

1.3 Concept andapproach/ Project Description

Describeandexplaintheoverallconceptunderpinningtheproposal. Describethemainideas,modelsorassumptionsinvolved. RECOMMENDED1.0PAGE

1.4 Ambition

Describe the advance your proposal would provide beyond the state-of-the-art, the current and envisioned status ofF-Interop project andtools/platform andtowhat extent theproposed work is ambitious.

Describe theinnovation potential, whichtheproposalrepresents. Whererelevant,refertosolutions alreadyavailableonthemarket.Pleaserefertotheresultsofanypatentsearchcarriedout.

In particularforexperimentTypeD focuson advancementwithrespectto thenew communities/standardizationbodiesyourproposalforaplugfestwillallowtoreach.

RECOMMENDED1.0PAGE

2.1 Expectedimpact

RECOMMENDED1.5PAGES

Pleaserelated(whererelevant)totheexpectedimpactsofICT-12-2015RIAcallandoftheF-Interop proposalandcategory(A, B, C, D) yourprojectrelates(specifiedin thedocumentOpenCall Announcement).InparticularforcategoryDpleasehighlighthowtheenvisionedcommunitiesyouaim toengagewillincreasetheimpactoftheF-Interopproject.

A set of more than ten open, experimental facilities and platforms developed at European, nationalorregionallevelandintegratedintoareliable,diversifiedexperimentalinfrastructure,covering differentaspectsofadvanced networking andapplications. Thesefacilitiesmayincludeecosystems andrealworldsettingsinexperimentalactivities.

Further economies ofscale interms ofinfrastructure anditsmanagement bypromoting the utilization of existing shared experimental facilities and platforms by experiments in this specific challenge.

Enabling access to FIRE facilities by SMEs; serving new constituencies and new types of innovation-orientedexperimentationpreviouslynotservedwithinFIRE+.

Promotionofinnovativeapplicationsandservices,close-to-market, short-term,focused,mature ideasandaccelerationoftechnologytake-upandtransfer.

2.2 Dissemination and engagement activities

RECOMMENDED0.5PAGES

Describethetypeofdisseminationactivitiesyouenvision,tryingtoalignwiththeactivityrequestedin

Section12.

Applicantsmustprovidecredibleevidencethattheprojectdeliveryteamhavethenecessaryskillsand managementexperiencetobeabletodelivertheprojectinthetimescalesandbudgetspecified.

Defineaclearsetofdeliverablesalignedwiththeobjectivesoftheopencallandthespecificcategory towhichtheproposalrelates.

Includeaclearbudget,detailingtheoverallprojectcost,theamountoffundingrequestedandhowit willbespent.Thisbudgetmustrepresentgoodvalueformoneyintheopinionoftheevaluationpanel selectedtoevaluatetheopencallapplications.Duetothescopeandscaleofproposals,management structureandcostshouldbekeptatminimum.

3.1 Descriptionoftheworkplanincludingtheproject duration

Pleaseprovidethefollowing:

Briefpresentation oftheoverallstructureoftheworkplanwithworkpackagelist;timingofthework

(pleaseconsiderthemaximumsuggestedlengthfortheCategoryofprojectcategoryyouselected) Detailedworkdescription(usethetemplateprovidedbelow;1tableperWP)

IdentifytheF-Interoppartnersandtestbedsyouwillneedtointeract,thetypeofexpectedinteraction

andsupportrequested

Pleaseaddalistofdeliverableusingtheprovidedtable.

RECOMMENDED2.5PAGE

Workpackagenumber / StartDateorStartingEvent
Workpackagetitle
Participantnumber
Shortnameofparticipant
Person/monthsperparticipant:

Objectives

Description of work (where appropriate, broken down into tasks), lead partner and role of participants

Deliverables(briefdescriptionandmonthofdelivery)

Table3.1c:ListofDeliverables1

Deliverable
(number) / Deliverable name / Work package number / Short
nameof lead participant / Type / Dissemination level / Delivery date

Table3.1b:Listofworkpackages

Work package No / Work Package Title / Lead Participant No / Lead Participant ShortName / Person- Months / Start
Month / End month
Total months

3.2 JustificationofCostsandResources

RECOMMENDED0.5PAGE

PleaseprovideasummaryofrequiredeffortsperWPandperpartnersusingthetablebelow.

Pleaseexplaintheroleandexpertiseofpartnersandhowtheymatchtheproposalenvisionedactivity andtheWPofinvolvement

Table3.4a:Summaryofstaffeffort

1 IfyouractiontakingpartinthePilotonOpenResearchData,youmustincludeadatamanagement planasa distinctdeliverablewithinthefirst6monthsoftheproject. Thisdeliverablewillevolveduringthelifetimeofthe projectinordertopresentthestatusoftheproject'sreflections ondatamanagement. Atemplateforsucha planisavailableontheParticipantPortal(GuideonDataManagement).

Pleaseindicatethenumberofperson/months overthewholedurationoftheplannedwork,foreach workpackage, foreachparticipant. Identify thework-package leader foreachWPbyshowing the relevantperson-monthfigureinbold.

WPn / WPn+1 / WPn+2 / TotalPerson/
MonthsperParticipant
Participant Number/Short Name
ParticipantNumber/ ShortName
ParticipantNumber/ ShortName
Total
Person/Months

3.3 Companydescription(Thirdparty)

Foreachthirdpartyprovide abriefdescription ofthelegalentity, themaintasks theyhavebeen attributed,andthepreviousexperiencerelevanttothosetasks.Providealsoa shortprofileofthe individualswhowillbeundertakingthework.

RECOMMENDED1.0PAGE

4 Ethical Issues

Describeanyethicalissuesthatmayariseintheaction,fillingthefollowingform.

YES / Page
Number
InformedConsent
•Doestheproposalinvolvechildren? /
•Doestheproposalinvolvepatients?
•Doestheproposalinvolvepersonsnotabletogiveconsent?
•Doestheproposalinvolveadulthealthyvolunteers?
Biologicalresearch
•Doestheproposalinvolvehumangeneticmaterial?
•Doestheproposalinvolvehumanbiologicalsamples?
•Doestheproposalinvolvehumanbiologicaldatacollection?
•Doestheproposalinvolvehumanembryos?
•Doestheproposalinvolvehumanfoetaltissueorcells?
•Doestheproposalinvolvehumanembryonicstemcells?
Privacy
• Doestheproposalinvolveprocessingof geneticinformationor personal data (e.g. health, sexual lifestyle, ethnicity, political opinion,religiousorphilosophicalconviction)
•Doestheproposalinvolvetrackingthelocationorobservationof peoplewithouttheirknowledge? /
ResearchonAnimals
•Doestheproposalinvolveresearchonanimals? /
•Arethoseanimalstransgenicsmalllaboratoryanimals?
•Arethoseanimalstransgenicfarmanimals?
•Arethoseanimalsclonedfarmanimals?
•Arethoseanimalsnon-humanprimates?
ResearchInvolvingThirdCountries
•Isanypartoftheresearchcarriedoutincountriesoutsideofthe
EuropeanUnionandFP7Associatedstates? /
YES / PageNumber
DualUse
•Doestheresearchhavedirectmilitaryapplication? /

•Doestheresearchhavethepotentialforterroristabuse?
ICTImplants
•DoestheproposalinvolveclinicaltrialsofICTimplants?
(IF NONE) I CONFIRM THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUESAPPLYTOMYPROPOSAL