Overview
ISO/IEC TR 29181-8:2017 - Information technology - Future Network - Problem statement and requirements - Part 8: Quality of Service (QoS) - is a technical report that documents the problem statements of current networks and specifies high‑level requirements for QoS in the Future Network (FN). The report focuses on both traditional QoS metrics and the evolving user‑centric view of Quality of Experience (QoE), and it frames FNQoS (Future Network Quality of Service) as an integrated view covering network performance and user perception.
Key topics and requirements
The report organizes problems and requirements succinctly. Key technical topics include:
Practical applications and users
ISO/IEC TR 29181-8:2017 is practical for stakeholders designing or evolving network systems and services:
- Network architects and designers - to define FN QoS architectures and policies.
- Service providers and operators - for planning QoS-enabled services (video conferencing, IPTV, real‑time mobile data).
- Equipment and software vendors - to align product capabilities with FNQoS requirements (scalability, cross‑layer control, mobility support).
- Standards bodies and regulators - to harmonize QoS and QoE frameworks across heterogeneous networks.
- Researchers and network planners - as a problem taxonomy and requirement baseline for QoS research and testbeds.
Related standards and work
This TR references and complements work from ISO/IEC JTC1, ETSI (TIPHON), IETF (Int‑serv/Diff‑serv, MPLS, QoS routing), Internet2 (QBone experiments) and ITU‑T. It is part of the broader ISO/IEC 29181 series on Future Network problem statements and requirements.
Keywords: ISO/IEC TR 29181-8:2017, Future Network, QoS, FNQoS, Quality of Experience, QoS requirements, network QoS, congestion control, mobility, scalability.