In this paper, we attempt to tackle this challenge by carrying out a real network scenario where 3D multimedia streams are provided through a GPON-based transport network and an IEEE 802.11n standard based Wi-Fi access is available for video delivery at the customer side. Only scarce empirical results are known about the user perceived quality of such kind of services. Provisioning of 3D video stream-based applications and transferring 3D movies – also becoming significant within the wireless domain – is a big challenge for Internet Service Providers (ISP). Multimedia services achieved unexpected penetration over wireless networks during the last few years.

Results show how average network load and user position inside a cell have a strong impact on the QoS and QoE perceived by the end video user. In the testbed, different network conditions are configured by setting network emulator parameters based on the results obtained by a system-level LTE simulator. The main contribution of this testbed is the modification of NetEm code to model the impact of time correlation between packet arrivals on the packet delay in a video stream. The proposed system consists of three elements: a streaming server, an internet protocol-level mobile network emulator, based on NetEm tool, and a streaming client. In this paper, the development of a testbed for evaluating the quality of experience (QoE) of 3D video streaming service over LTE is described. With the deployment of the first commercial long term evolution (LTE) networks, mobile operators need to understand how quality of service (QoS) network indicators and codec parameters affect subjective quality in video streaming services as perceived by customers.

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