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Use the Dynamics 365 Remote Assist mobile app in low-bandwidth situations

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Technicians sometimes find themselves on factory floors or remote locations with poor network connectivity. Without strong network connectivity (bandwidth up/down of 1.5 Mbps or higher), technicians might experience difficulty troubleshooting and resolving problems in real time. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist mobile gives technicians the ability to discuss, diagnose, and resolve issues with remote collaborators even in low-bandwidth scenarios.

Important

To use the low-bandwidth feature, you must turn on the new Microsoft Teams meeting experience.

What determines poor network connectivity

Poor network connectivity is determined by the following conditions:

  • The bandwidth is between 150 kbps and 1.5 Mbps

  • The latency is higher than 1,000 ms

  • The packet loss is higher than 10 percent

Dynamics 365 Remote Assist mobile autodetects if the technician is experiencing poor network conditions. If so, the technician is prompted to share snapshots with the remote expert to collaborate, instead of transmitting a live video feed. This way, the expert can view and annotate better-quality images, instead of a low-quality video feed.

How it works

Let's take a quick look at what happens in a field scenario when a technician encounters poor network connectivity. In this scenario, the technician is a field worker. The remote expert is elsewhere with good network conditions.

  1. The technician launches a video call with a remote expert.

    Side-by-side screenshots of Dynamics 365 Remote Assist on mobile and Microsoft Teams, launching a call.

  2. In the call, Dynamics 365 Remote Assist mobile autodetects if the technician is experiencing poor network conditions. If so, the technician is prompted to use the Snapshot tool to share images with the remote expert.

    Side-by-side screenshots of Dynamics 365 Remote Assist on mobile and Microsoft Teams, showing a low-quality image in the chat window because of poor network conditions.

  3. The technician is instructed to use the Snapshot tool.

    Side-by-side screenshots of Dynamics 365 Remote Assist on mobile and Microsoft Teams, showing the Poor Network notification and the Share Snapshot option on the mobile device screen.

  4. The technician takes a snapshot, which is shared to the remote expert's screen. The expert now sees a high-quality snapshot. The technician and expert can annotate simultaneously on the snapshot.

    Side-by-side screenshots of Dynamics 365 Remote Assist on mobile and Microsoft Teams, showing the tooltip on mobile that prompts the technician to share a snapshot.

  5. After sharing a snapshot, the technician can save it to the device gallery, call chat, or both.

    Side-by-side screenshots of Dynamics 365 Remote Assist on mobile and Microsoft Teams, showing the snapshot on both screens.

  6. The technician returns to the video call and can continue to send snapshots to the expert.

    Side-by-side screenshots of Dynamics 365 Remote Assist on mobile and Microsoft Teams, showing annotations on the snapshot on both screens.

Note

The low-bandwidth feature is not supported in group-calling scenarios.