In the later years of the project, the design review process will focus more and more on test and evaluation. The Design Review Committee will be responsible for recommending test sites to the Executive Committee, and for conducting formal process of evaluation of system performance in each test environment. Results of the test and evaluation process will be documented by the Design Review Committee. Specific comments will be forwarded to the Testbed Development Team; general comments will be forwarded to the Board and Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee will be responsible for selecting test sites, on the recommendation of the Design Review Committee. Test sites will be selected to provide a representative cross section of applications and users, and to test the scaleability of the design. Agreements will be negotiated with each test site; each test site will be expected to provide substantial hardware and staff support in return for access to the prototype and participation in the test and evaluation program.