Analysis of Skype VoIP traffic in UMTS: End-to-end QoS and QoE measurements

Computer Networks

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 650-666

  Hoßfeld, Tobias ^a   Binzenhöfer, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3G UMTS networks; Edge based intelligence; End to end QoS; Measurement; Quality of experience QoE; Skype VoIP

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; PACKET LOSS; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EDGE-BASED INTELLIGENCE; END-TO-END QOS; QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE; SKYPE VOIP; SOUND QUALITY;

TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

EID: 38549129683     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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