The logarithmic nature of QoE and the role of the Weber-Fechner law in QoE assessment

IEEE International Conference on Communications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Reichl, Peter ^a   Egger, Sebastian ^a   Schatz, Raimund ^a   D'Alconzo, Alessandro ^a  

^a TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTER VIENNA FTW   (Austria)

Author keywords

IQX hypothesis; Mobile broadband; Quality of experience; Weber Fechner law

Indexed keywords

DATA SERVICES; HUMAN BODIES; LOGARITHMIC RELATIONSHIP; MOBILE BROADBAND; QOS PARAMETERS; SENSORY SYSTEM; WEBER-FECHNER LAWS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

INTERNET TELEPHONY;

EID: 77955377704     PISSN: 05361486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICC.2010.5501894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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