Speed of service

In telecommunication, the term speed of service has the following meanings:

1. The time between release of a message by the originator to receipt of the message by the addressee, as perceived by the end user. Synonym: originator-to-recipient speed of service.
2. The time between entry of a message into a communications system and receipt of the message at the terminating communications facility, i.e., the communications facility serving the addressee, as measured by the system.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document "Federal Standard 1037C" (in support of MIL-STD-188).