Objective and Subjective Evaluation of QOAS Video Streaming over Broadband Networks

IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-28

  Muntean, Gabriel Miro ^a   Perry, Philip ^b   Murphy, Liam ^c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b Independent Consultant Radio Engineer ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 85008020250     PISSN: 19324537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2005.4798298     Document Type: Article

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