On Additive and Multiplicative QoS-QoE Models for Multiple QoS Parameters

Tobias Hoßfeld, Lea Skorin-Kapov, Poul Heegaard, Martín Varela, Kuan-Ta Chen

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Abstract

Generic relationships between QoE and QoS have been intensively discussed in literature for single QoS parameters and often found to be logarithmic or exponential. While there are many experimental studies investigating statistically the influence of several parameters on QoE, the generic relationship be-tween them, and how to best model it, have not been discussed so far. For communication networks, however, there is a major interest from different stakeholders to have multi-dimensional QoE models. The contribution of this paper is an analysis of the generic relationship between QoS and QoE for multiple QoS parameters and its implications. We address the question of whether multi-dimensional QoE models for several parameters are additive or multiplicative. In an analytic model and with examples involving HTTP non-adaptive video streaming, we show that a multiplicative model has different properties than the current additive QoE model proposed in ITU-T standards. We want to raise sensitivity in the community on multi-factor QoE models, their properties, and the need for multi-factor stud-ies to confirm the appropriate models.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 5th ISCA/DEGA Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems (PQS 2016)
Pages44-48
Publication statusPublished - 2016
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
Event5th ISCA/DEGA Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems, PQS 2016 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: 29 Aug 201631 Aug 2016

Conference

Conference5th ISCA/DEGA Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems, PQS 2016
Abbreviated titlePQS 2016
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period29/08/1631/08/16

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