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QoS Booking

API Description

The “QoS Booking” (Quality of Service Booking)API provides a programmable interface for developers and other users (capabilities consumers) to request in advance certain network conditions to be provided by Telco networks, without the necessity to have an in-depth knowledge of the underlying network complexity (e.g. the 4G/5G system in case of a mobile network).

With this API, developers can request in advance certain network conditions to be provided by Telco networks, offering insights based on device, required QoS profile, start time, duration and service area.

Key Features are:

  • QoS Session Booking: Create a booking for required QoS profile.
  • Retrieve Booking Information: Get details about the QoS booking for a specific device or booking ID.
  • Delete Booking: Removing the booking for required QoS profile.
  • Notification Support: Receive status change notifications via a callback URL.
Use Cases

The QoS Booking API is versatile and can be applied to various scenarios where network performance is critical and booking in advance is required:

  • VR/Gaming: Provide low-latency connections for immersive virtual reality experiences and online gaming.
  • Live Video Streaming: Maintain high-quality video streams with minimal buffering and interruptions.
  • Autonomous Driving: Enable reliable communication for autonomous vehicles, ensuring safety and efficiency.
  • Telemedicine: Support real-time data transmission for remote medical consultations and monitoring.
  • Wider Enterprise Applications: Optimizing network performance for critical enterprise applications.
Benefits

Using the QoS Booking API offers several advantages for developers and end-users:

  • Enhanced User Experience: Improve application performance by ensuring stable latency and prioritized throughput.
  • Simplified Network Management: Abstract the complexity of network technologies, allowing developers to focus on application logic.
  • Flexibility: Choose from predefined QoS profiles to meet specific latency and throughput requirements.
  • Scalability: Manage multiple QoS sessions efficiently, supporting a wide range of applications and devices.
  • Compliance: Ensure compliance with privacy regulations through secure authentication and authorization mechanisms.
  • Operational efficiency for the API customer (cost savings).

API Portfolio: Communication Quality

SubProject Wiki: Quality on Demand
(incl. how to meet the team)

API Wiki: QoS Booking

API Repository: QoS Booking

API Repository Status: Sandbox

API Status: Initial

API Version(s) and Release Date(s):

  • v0.1.0 (12.09.2025), Fall25 meta-release

API availability: Information which APIs are available in which country and network, and how to get access can be found on the GSMA public launch status page.

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