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A video quality assessment mechanism for next-generation (5G) mobile networks is proposed by the authors of “An NFV-Based Video Quality Assessment Method over 5G Small Cell Networks,” which appears in the October-December 2017 issue of IEEE MultiMedia. (Login may be required for full text.)
It uses the small cell deployment architecture to implement a virtual network function to enable in-service monitoring of delivered video quality.
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About Lori Cameron
Lori Cameron is a Senior Writer for the IEEE Computer Society and currently writes regular features for Computer magazine, Computing Edge, and the Computing Now and Magazine Roundup websites. Contact her at l.cameron@computer.org. Follow her on LinkedIn.