Quality of Service (QoS) in Distributed Hypermedia-Systems - Computer Communications and Networks, 1995. Proceedings., Fourth International Conference on

This paper reports on the transfer of the traditional QoS notion into the environment of distributed hypermedia systems. We will show that the concept of QoS that has been developed in the technical environment is unprofitable for the user of a hypermedia application. A new view should emphasise the use of the QoS terminology based on the requirements of the user, who wants to express quality with regard to his subjective needs. A user interface called "Quality Query by Example" will be presented as a solution for these requirements. In this paper we will try to give a basic overview of the concepts of QoS and to emphasize the coherence between QoS and hypermedia systems.