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QoS Last modified: Thursday, May 22, 2008
Short for Quality of Service, a networking term that specifies a guaranteed throughput level. One of the biggest advantages of ATM over competing technologies such as Frame Relay and Fast Ethernet, is that it supports QoS levels. This allows ATM providers to guarantee to their customers that end-to-end latency will not exceed a specified level.
Do You Hear What I Hear?—Part I: Defining Quality of Service This tutorial begins a series of discussions on a topic that is relevant to either architecture: the quality of service provided for that VoIP connection. Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software.	Related Categories Networks Telecommunications Related Terms ABR ATM CBR CIR IMA RSVP UBR User-to-Network Interface (UNI) VBR