Open-Source Based Prototype for Quality of Service (QoS) Monitoring and Quality of Experience (QoE) Estimation in Telecommunication Environments

Abstract

This paper describes an implementation for monitoring the Quality of Service (QoS) and expecting the Quality of Experience (QoE) of a voice communication in a Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) based telecommunication environment. The resulting QoS parameters are evaluated, the QoE is determined with the E-Model and processed for graphical presentation. With the use of some open-source programming libraries, the presented prototype can be a helpful alternative for expensive measurement devices and is ready to be deployed in a widespread telecom environment at low cost.