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A network constructed according to the IMS architecture consists of different modules that sequentially process signaling messages transferred during providing communication services. Delays that occur when processing signaling messages determine the quality of service for subscribers. International recommendations define the quality-of-service metrics, which include not only the mean, but also the 95% quantile. The paper proposes an approach to analyzing the quality-of-service characteristics. It is assumed that IMS-network nodes work as multi-server queues with general service time distribution.
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Published in Russian in Avtomatika i Vychislitel’naya Tekhnika, 2016.
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Kulikov, N. Analysis of quality-of-service metrics in IMS networks. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 50, 37–45 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411616010077
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