Analysis of Quality of Service (QoS) of Zoom Versus Other Video Conferencing Applications over WiFi
Abstract: The world has shifted over the last two years as COVID-19 has forced people to work from home and communicate virtually. This has increased the dependence on video conferencing software such as Zoom and has made having a strong internet connection essential for high quality video conferencing. Sometimes a strong Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network is not available or the connection has low throughput, leaving users with a poor experience. This project aims to measure and compare the Quality of Service (QoS) of Zoom versus its competitors on a home WiFi network using Riverbed Modeler Academic Edition 17.5 analyzed over different data links. Our QoS testing will monitor the following characteristics: throughput, latency, jitter, and packet loss.
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