Quality of service

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004616",
  "term": "Quality of service",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The collective performance of a network service, measured by parameters like bandwidth, latency, jitter, and packet loss. Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms prioritize specific traffic types, such as voice or video, over less time-sensitive data to maintain a consistent user experience. Network devices like routers and switches apply QoS policies by classifying, marking, and queuing data packets according to predefined rules.",
  "synonyms": [
    "QoS"
  ],
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "see_also": [
    "QoS"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Dienstgüte",
    "es": "calidad de servicio",
    "fr": "qualité de service"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/quality-of-service/"
}