Non-intrusive quality monitoring method of VoIP speech based on network performance metrics

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E89-B, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 304-312

  Masuda, Masataka ^a   Hayashi, Takanori ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

E model; Non intrusive; PESQ; Quality; R value; VoIP; VQmon

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; INTERNET TELEPHONY; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET NETWORKS; QUALITY CONTROL; SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

E-MODEL; NON-INTRUSIVE; PESQ; R VALUE; VOIP; VQMON;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 33645731207     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: 17451345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e89-b.2.304     Document Type: Article

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