Stereo video quality evaluation in heterogeneous networking conditions

The aim of this paper is to assess and evaluate stereo video quality within an end-to-end video communication platform in heterogeneous networking conditions using an enhanced Stereo Client. The Stereo client is able to handle and parse on-the-fly RTP flows for both streams (Left-Right View) and supports jitter management and error resilience. Several experiments have been done in a realistic networking environment with various packet loss rates and and delay variation so that the robustness of the stereo client is assessed and evaluated. Through measurements, it is shown that video quality is more sensitive to delay variation than packet loss. In case of lost frame in either view, switching from 3D to 2D is the best error resilience technique.