On the impact of active queue management on VoIP quality of service

Computer Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-87

  Reguera, Vitalio Alfonso ^a   Álvarez Paliza, Félix F ^b   Godoy Jr , Walter ^a   García Fernández, Evelio M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active queue management; Internet; Voice over IP; Voice quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

ACTIVE QUEUE MANAGEMENT (AQM); USER SATISFACTION; VOICE OVER IP; VOICE QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

QUEUEING NETWORKS;

EID: 37149013257     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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