On the impact of active queue management on VoIP quality of service

  • Authors:
  • Vitalio Alfonso Reguera;Félix F. Álvarez Paliza;Walter Godoy, Jr.;Evelio M. García Fernández

  • Affiliations:
  • Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Centro de Inovação Tecnológica (CITEC), Avenida Sete de Setembro 3165, 80230-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil;Universidad Central de Las Villas (UCLV), Facultad de Ingeniería Eléctrica Carretera a Camajuani Km. 5 1/2, CP 54830, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba;Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Departamento Acadêmico de Eletrônica Avenida Sete de Setembro 3165, 80230-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Tecnologia, Departamento de Eletricidade, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, 81531-990 Curitiba, PR, Brazil

  • Venue:
  • Computer Communications
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

In this paper, we assess the impact of active queue management (AQM) on the quality of service of voice over IP (VoIP). Some of the most representative AQM schemes are analyzed through extensive simulations; evaluating its effect on the perceived quality of voice calls. We investigate different network scenarios, changing network loads and scheme control parameters. Network impairments are related to user perception by means of well known algorithmic models, expressing user satisfaction in the MOS scale. Our main results shows that the use of active queue management schemes significantly improve the perceived quality of voice calls, offering adequate user satisfaction.