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QOS
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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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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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