ANNEX XQUALITY OF SERVICE PARAMETERS

Quality-of-Service Parameters, Definitions and Measurement Methods referred to in Article 104

For providers of access to a public electronic communications network

PARAMETER(Note 1)

DEFINITION

MEASUREMENT METHOD

Supply time for initial connection

ETSI EG 202 057

ETSI EG 202 057

Fault rate per access line

ETSI EG 202 057

ETSI EG 202 057

Fault repair time

ETSI EG 202 057

ETSI EG 202 057

For providers of interpersonal communications services who exert control over at least some elements of the network or have a service level agreement to that effect with undertakings providing access to the network

PARAMETER(Note 2)

DEFINITION

MEASUREMENT METHOD

Call set up time

ETSI EG 202 057

ETSI EG 202 057

Bill correctness complaints

ETSI EG 202 057

ETSI EG 202 057

Voice connection quality

ETSI EG 202 057

ETSI EG 202 057

Dropped call ratio

ETSI EG 202 057

ETSI EG 202 057

Unsuccessful call ratio

(Note 2)

ETSI EG 202 057

ETSI EG 202 057

Failure probability

Call signalling delays

Version number of ETSI EG 202 057-1 is 1.3.1 (July 2008)

For providers of internet access services

PARAMETER

DEFINITION

MEASUREMENT METHOD

Latency (delay)

ITU-T Y.2617

ITU-T Y.2617

Jitter

ITU-T Y.2617

ITU-T Y.2617

Packet loss

ITU-T Y.2617

ITU-T Y.2617

Note 1

Parameters shall allow for performance to be analysed at a regional level (namely, no less than level 2 in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) established by Eurostat).

Note 2

Member States may decide not to require up-to-date information concerning the performance for those two parameters to be kept if evidence is available to show that performance in those two areas is satisfactory.