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QoE Concepts and Standards
QoE Concepts and Standards
FOCUS
- How a user perceives the usability of a service when in use
- How satisfied he or she is with a service
- End-to-end network QoS
- Factors such as network coverage, service offers, level of support, etc.
- Subjective factors such as user expectations, requirements, particular
experience
- Reliability
- Comfort
QoE in ITU-T
QoE
Objective Subjective
Quality of Human
Service Components
QoE Dimension
QoE in ETSI
QoE is a measure of user performance based on objective and subjective
psychological measures of using a service or product.
- NOTE 1: It takes into account technical parameters (e.g., QoS) and usage
context variables (e.g., communication task), and measures the process and
outcomes of usage (e.g., user effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, and
enjoyment)
Subjective or objective?
Qualitative or quantitative?
Behavior or numbers?
User expression or user performance?
Measurable?
Context-dependent?
Content - dependent?
Expectation-dependent?
Subjective QoE
- Annotations - Satisfaction
Objective QoE
Qualitative QoE
Numerical approach
Use interval or ratio scale (e.g. with values at the edge)
5
4
3
2
1
Eventually easier to process (statistics, comparisons, …)
Binary scale (yes/no) (1/0)
Response
100 ms 1s 10 s Time
Boring
React There is
Promptl a delay
y
4 --
1 2
QoE value
3
3 --
2 --
1 --
x1 x2
QoS disturbance
Conclusion
QoE is multi-faceted
Will there ever be a generic definition?
Fundamentalistic versus pragmatic views
State
Your viewpoint
Which aspect(s) you are referring to
Try to be as objective and quantitative as feasible