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QOS

ALSO CALLED: Quality of Service and Q O S
DEFINITION: On the Internet and in other networks, QoS (Quality of Service) is the idea that transmission rates, error rates, and other characteristics can be measured, improved, and, to some extent, guaranteed in advance. QoS is of particular concern for the continuous transmission of high-bandwidth  … 
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The 9 Noble Truths of Customer Experience
sponsored by Gomez
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 21 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This report examines the relationship between Web application development and customer experience, specifically concerning the need to develop a collective approach to create the quality online experience that users demand.

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Controlling Recreational Peer-to-Peer Traffic to Improve Application Performance
sponsored by Exinda Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper provides a practical overview on the evolution of recreational P2P traffic, how it is impacting corporate networks and, offers specific recommendations for controlling these recreational applications.

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Akamai Electronic Software Delivery Best Practices: Improving Download Completion Rates to Drive Business Success
sponsored by Akamai Technologies
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The Akamai Electronic Software Delivery solution enables software vendors to drastically improve their download completion rates by offering superior user download experience through increased speed, reliability, visibility and control.

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Optimizing Citrix with Expand Networks: Enhancing Server-Based Computing Performance
sponsored by Expand Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: Server-based computing solutions, like Citrix, are popular among enterprises, as they promise to simplify the application infrastructure and reduce costs.

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Zapthink: The SOA Governance Timeline
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 27 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
SUMMARY: SOA governance not only offers the means to control business Services, it also bridges corporate and IT governance as well.

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Service Modeling: The Foundation of Services Operations Transformation
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 10 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 May 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper discusses how Detailed Service Models have become the blueprints required to build Service-Oriented Operations. Read this white paper to learn the key components and multiple benefits of the service modeling process.

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Overcoming Single Provider MPLS Limitations
sponsored by Virtela Communications
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 12 Oct 2004 | Published: 01 Sep 2004
SUMMARY: Understand the limitations and enterprise impact of single provider MPLS networks, and how Virtela's multi-carrier MPLS Service Fabric<sup>SM</sup> overcomes these limitations to deliver a "best-of-breed" global MPLS network solution.

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The Reality Gap: How SAN Hype Ignores Real Customer Needs
sponsored by Vixel
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Jun 2003 | Published: 01 Jan 2002
SUMMARY: It's often hard to distinguish fact from fiction with SANs.

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QOS DEFINITION (continued): …  video and multimedia information. Transmitting this kind of content dependably is difficult in public networks using ordinary "best effort" protocols.

Using the Internet's Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), packets passing through a gateway host can be expedited based on policy and reservation criteria arranged in advance. Using ATM, which also lets a company or user preselect a level of quality in terms of service, QoS can … 
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