QoS for Fixed and Mobile Ultra-Broadband

Provides extensive coverage of standardized QoS technologies for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services--bringing together technical, regulation, and business aspects

The Quality of Service (QoS) has been mandatory for traditional telecommunication services such as telephony (voice) and television (TV) since the first half of the past century, however, with the convergence of telecommunication networks and services onto Internet technologies, the QoS provision remains a big challenge for all ICT services, not only for traditional ones. This book covers the standardized QoS technologies for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services, including the business aspects and QoS regulation framework, which all will have high impact on the ICTs in the current and the following decade.

QoS for Fixed and Mobile Ultra-Broadband starts by introducing readers to the telecommunications field and the technology, and the many aspects of both QoS and QoE (Quality of Experience). The next chapter devotes itself to Internet QoS, starting with an overview of numerous technology protocols and finishing with business and regulatory aspects. The next three chapters look at QoS in NGN and Future Networks, QoS for fixed ultra-broadband, and QoS for mobile ultra-broadband. The book also provides readers with in-depth accounts of services in fixed and mobile ultra-broadband; broadband QoS parameters, KPIs, and measurements; network neutrality; and the QoS regulatory framework.

• Comprehensively covers every aspect of QoS technology for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services, including the technology, the many regulations, and their applications in business

• Explains how the QoS is transiting from the traditional telecom world to an all-IP world

• Presents all the fundamentals of QoS regulation, as well as SLA regulation

QoS for Fixed and Mobile Ultra-Broadband is an excellent resource for managers, engineers, and employees from regulators, ICT government organizations, telecommunication companies (operators, service providers), ICT companies, and industry. It is also a good book for students and professors from academia who are interested in understanding, implementation, and regulation of QoS for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband.

Autorentext

TONI JANEVSKI, PHD, is a Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia, and is a Senior Member of IEEE. He has published around 200 research papers and led several research and application projects in the area of Internet technologies and mobile and wireless networks. He has also tutored and coordinated many international courses in the ITU Academy.

Klappentext
PROVIDES EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF STANDARDIZED QoS TECHNOLOGIES FOR FIXED AND MOBILE ULTRA-BROADBAND NETWORKS AND SERVICESBRINGING TOGETHER TECHNICAL, REGULATION, AND BUSINESS ASPECTS The Quality of Service (QoS) has been mandatory for traditional telecommunication services such as telephony (voice) and television (TV) since the first half of the past century. However, with the convergence of telecommunication networks and services onto Internet technologies, the QoS provision remains a big challenge for all ICT services, not only for traditional ones. This book covers the standardized QoS technologies for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services, including the business aspects and QoS regulation framework, which will all have high impact on the ICTs in the current and the following decade. QoS for Fixed and Mobile Ultra-Broadband starts by introducing readers to the telecommunications field and the technology, and the many aspects of both QoS and QoE (Quality of Experience). The next chapter devotes itself to Internet QoS, starting with an overview of numerous technology protocols and finishing with business and regulatory aspects. The next three chapters look at QoS in NGN and Future Networks, QoS for fixed ultra-broadband, and QoS for mobile ultra-broadband. The book also provides readers with in-depth accounts of services in fixed and mobile ultra-broadband; broadband QoS parameters, KPIs, and measurements; network neutrality; and the QoS regulatory framework.

• Comprehensively covers every aspect of QoS technology for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services, including the technology, the many regulations, and their applications in business
• Explains how the QoS is transiting from the traditional telecom world to an all-IP world
• Presents all the fundamentals of QoS regulation, as well as SLA regulation QoS for Fixed and Mobile Ultra-Broadband is an excellent resource for managers, engineers, and employees from regulators, ICT government organizations, telecommunication companies (operators, service providers), ICT companies, and industry. It is also a good book for students and professors from academia who are interested in understanding, implementation, and regulation of QoS for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband.

Inhalt
1 Introduction 1

1.1 The Telecommunications/ICT Sector in the Twenty-First Century 2

1.2 Convergence of the Telecom and Internet Worlds and QoS 4

1.3 Introduction to QoS, QoE, and Network Performance 9

1.3.1 Quality of Service (QoS) Definition 10

1.3.2 Quality of Experience (QoE) 11

1.3.3 Network Performance (NP) 12

1.3.4 QoS, QoE, and NP Relations 13

1.4 ITU's QoS Framework 14

1.4.1 Universal Model 14

1.4.2 Performance Model 15

1.4.3 Four-Market Model 17

1.5 QoE Concepts and Standards 18

1.5.1 QoE and QoS Comparison 18

1.5.2 QoS and QoE Standards 19

1.6 General QoS Terminology 20

1.7 Discussion 21

References 23

2 Internet QoS 25

2.1 Overview of Internet Technology Protocols 25

2.1.1 Internet Network Layer Protocols: IPv4 and IPv6 26

2.1.2 Main Internet Transport Layer Protocols: TCP and UDP 28

2.1.3 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP 32

2.1.4 Domain Name System DNS 32

2.1.5 Internet Fundamental Applications 34

2.1.5.1 Web Technology 34

2.1.5.2 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 34

2.1.5.3 Email Protocols 35

2.2 Fundamental Internet Network Architectures 35

2.2.1 Client-Server Internet Networking 35

2.2.2 Peer-to-Peer Internet Networking 36

2.2.3 Basic Internet Network Architectures 36

2.2.4 Autonomous Systems on the Internet 38

2.3 Internet Traffic Characterization 39

2.3.1 Audio Traffic Characterization 40

2.3.2 Video Traffic Characterization 40

2.3.3 Non-Real-Time Traffic Characterization 42

2.4 QoS on Different Protocols Layers 44

2.5 Traffic Management Techniques 45

2.5.1 Classification of IP Packets 46

2.5.2 Packet Classification From the Technical Side 46

2.5.3 Packet Scheduling 47

2.5.4 Admission Control 47

2.5.5 Traffic Management Versus Network Capacity 49

2.6 Internet QoS Frameworks: the IETF and the ITU 50

2.7 Integrated Services (IntServ) and Differentiated Services (DiffServ) 51

2.8 QoS with Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) 54

2.9 Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) 55

2.10 Basic Inter-Provider QoS Model 57

2.10.1 Basic DiffServ Model for a Single Provider 58

2.10.2 Basic DiffServ Inter-Provider Model 58

2.11 IP Network Architectures for End-to-End QoS 59

2.12 Discussion 61

References 62

3 QoS in NGN and Future Networks 65

3.1 ITU's Next Generation Networks 65

3.2 Transport and Service Stratum of NGNs 67

3.3 Service Architecture in NGN 69

3.3.1 IMS Architecture 70

3.3.2 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) 73

3.3.3 Diameter 75

3.4 QoS Architectures for NGN 78

3.4.1 Resource and Admission Control Function 78

3.4.2 Ethernet QoS for NGN 79

3.4.2.1 QoS Services in Ethernet-based NGN 81

3.4.3 Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) 83

3.5 Management of Performance Measurements in NGN 84

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