Quality of service parameters in cellular mobile communication

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-93

  Seth, Anita ^a   Gupta, Hari Mohan ^b   Momaya, Kirankumar ^b  

^a DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular mobile communication; Functional quality; Internal quality; Quality of service parameter; Technical quality

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATION; FUNCTIONAL QUALITY; INTERNAL QUALITY; QUALITY OF SERVICE PARAMETERS; TECHNICAL QUALITY;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846120660     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2007.011490     Document Type: Article

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