Title :
Standardization activities in the ITU for a QoE assessment of IPTV
Author :
Takahashi, Akira ; Hands, David ; Barriac, Vincent
Author_Institution :
NTT Service Integration Labs., Tokyo
fDate :
2/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article gives an overview of the state of the art of objective quality assessment of audio and visual media and its standardization activities in the ITU. IPTV services are becoming one of the most promising applications over next generation networks. To provide end users with comfortable, stable, and economical services, QoE assessment methodologies for quality design and management are indispensable.
Keywords :
IP networks; digital television; quality of service; standardisation; telecommunication network management; telecommunication standards; television standards; IPTV; ITU; Internet protocol television; QoE assessment; audio media; objective quality assessment; quality management; quality of experience; standardization activities; visual media; Codecs; Condition monitoring; IPTV; Internet telephony; Payloads; Predictive models; Quality assessment; Speech; Standardization; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2008.4473087
