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QoS Metric Selection

QoS is defined as a set of perceivable attributes expressed in user-friendly language with parameters that may be subjective or objective. Objective values are parameters related to a particular service and are measurable and verifiable. Subjective values are based on the opinions of the end-users. The specification and enforcement of QoS presents interesting challenges in multimedia systems development.



Klara Nahrstedt
Fri Oct 3 16:05:57 CDT 1997