EuQoS: End-To-End QoS over Heterogeneous Networks

The IST European project EuQoS ("end-to-end QoS over heterogeneous networks ") has defined a NGN architecture that builds, uses and manages the end-to-end QoS path across different administrative domains and heterogeneous networks (UMTS, xDSL, Ethernet, WiFi and satellite access networks and IP/MPLS domains). The architecture follows a model more similar to Internet open architecture than to IMS: it provides to the end user a clear interface that allows it to request (without changing its application signaling protocol) which kind of service is required, regardless of the service provider particular policies (meeting regulators\´ and Internet users\´ net neutrality requirement). This allows the network operator to take advantage of the new Internet Services as the driver for a new commercial offer based on advanced connectivity to the end user. In this article we present the defined QoS framework, which has been developed and validated by the Project.