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QoS Last modified: Thursday, May 22, 2008
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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 Shopping QoS Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Networking Hubs and Switches 727 Model Matches Network Adapters 147 Model Matches