QoE Influence Factors (IFs) classification Survey focusing on User Behavior/Engagement metrics

Abstract

Over the last few years, the evolution of multimedia streaming services has resulted in growth and significant explorations of Quality of Experience (QoE) since the concept of QoE is gaining an enormous research effort, but it is still complex to estimate. This estimation can be influenced by a wide range of quality affecting factors. In this work, we provide standard definitions, we review and survey existing models to classify QoE Influence Factors (IFs). Moreover, we present a classification of the QoE IFs into four groups: system factors, context factors, human factors, and social-behavioral factors. Finally, regarding the QoE IFs, we highlight some relevant studies. We believe that our overview and findings can provide an understanding of the related quality affecting factors and QoE assessment approaches over video communications.