The problem of reliably reconstructing a function of sources over a multiple-access channel (MAC) is considered. It is shown that there is no source-channel separation theorem even when the individual sources are inde...
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The problem of reliably reconstructing a function of sources over a multiple-access channel (MAC) is considered. It is shown that there is no source-channel separation theorem even when the individual sources are independent. jointsource-channel strategies are developed that are optimal when the structure of the channel probability transition matrix and the function are appropriately matched. Even when the channel and function are mismatched, these computation codes -often outperform separation-based strategies. Achievable distortions are given for the distributed refinement of the sum of Gaussian sources over a Gaussian multiple-access channel with a jointsource-channel lattice code. Finally, computation codes are used to determine the multicast capacity of finite-field multiple-access networks, thus linking them to network coding.
We describe a jointsource-channel scheme for modifying a turbo decoder in order to exploit the statistical characteristics of hidden Markov sources. The basic idea is to treat the trellis describing the hidden Markov...
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We describe a jointsource-channel scheme for modifying a turbo decoder in order to exploit the statistical characteristics of hidden Markov sources. The basic idea is to treat the trellis describing the hidden Markov source as another constituent decoder which exchanges information with the other constituent decoder blocks. The source block uses as extrinsic information the probability of the input bits that is provided by the constituent decoder blocks. On the other hand, it produces a new estimation of such a probability which will be used as extrinsic information by the constituent turbo decoders. The proposed jointsource-channel decoding technique leads to significantly improved performance relative to systems in which source statistics are not exploited and avoids the need to perform any explicit sourcecoding prior to transmission. Lack of a priori knowledge of the source parameters does not degrade the performance of the system, since these parameters can be jointly estimated with turbo decoding.
In recent years, IP (Internet Protocol)-based video surveillance has widely been useful for post-event analysis and assisting the work of privacy protection and public safety. To support high-quality IP video surveill...
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In recent years, IP (Internet Protocol)-based video surveillance has widely been useful for post-event analysis and assisting the work of privacy protection and public safety. To support high-quality IP video surveillance, error-resilience techniques are important for surveillance system design, because video has more stringent requirements than general video transmission for packet loss, latency, and jitter. The optimal FEC (forward error correction) code rate decision is a crucial procedure to determine the optimal source and channelcoding rates to minimize the overall picture distortion when transporting video packets over packet loss channels. The conventional FEC code rate decision schemes using an analytical source-coding distortion model and a channel-induced distortion model are usually complex and typically employ the process of model parameter training, which involves potentially high computational complexity and implementation cost. To avoid the complex modeling procedure, we propose a simple but accurate jointsource-channel distortion model to estimate the channel-loss threshold set for optimal FEC code rate decision. Since the proposed model is expressed as a simple closed form and has a small number of scene-dependent model parameters, a video sender of the surveillance system using the model can be easily implemented. For training the scene-dependent model parameters in real time, we propose a practical test-run procedure. This method accelerates the test-run while maintaining its accuracy for training the scene-dependent model parameters. Using the proposed simple model and practical test-run method, the video sender can find the optimal code rate for on-the-fly joint source-channel coding whenever there is a change in the packet-loss condition in the channel. Simulations show that the proposed method can accurately estimate the channel loss threshold set, resulting in an optimal FEC code rate with low computational complexity.
In this paper, we investigate the performances of Gaussian modeling and linear prediction tools for error detection and concealment in the transmission of still images. We consider the transmission of subband encoded ...
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In this paper, we investigate the performances of Gaussian modeling and linear prediction tools for error detection and concealment in the transmission of still images. We consider the transmission of subband encoded images through two types of channels. We model the residual correlation between subband coefficients by considering them as jointly Gaussian variables. The first transmission medium considered is a packet-oriented channel, where some packets are lost during transmission. The problem is to estimate the values of missing coefficients. In this case, particular care must be taken while evaluating correlation matrices from incomplete data. The other system considered is based on a discrete memoryless noisy channel affecting the data being transmitted. The challenge is here first to determine the locations of the errors-which is done through hypotheses tests-and then to replace them by estimates based on their neighbors. The reconstruction via linear prediction is shown to give better results than median filtering based reconstruction. Error detection through this Gaussian model also shows promising results, in particular when channel statistics are taken into account in a jointsource-channel decoding framework.
In this paper, we study jointsourcechannelcoding for bitplane based video coding over wireless channels. We consider using frame-level intra-mode to stop error propagation and using unequal error protection (UEP) t...
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In this paper, we study jointsourcechannelcoding for bitplane based video coding over wireless channels. We consider using frame-level intra-mode to stop error propagation and using unequal error protection (UEP) to combat channel errors. Our focus is on how to optimally select coding modes and find UEP solutions for bitplane based video coding. In particular, we propose an overall end-to-end rate-distortion (R-D) function, which considers not only the source distortion and the channel distortion introduced in the current frame but also the propagated channel distortion from the previous frames. Based on this end-to-end R-D function, we are able to find the optimal solutions for both mode selection and UEP so that an optimal tradeoff between efficiency and robustness can be achieved. Experimental results demonstrate the significant performance gain. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
We present a novel symbol-based soft-input a posteriori probability (APP) decoder for packetized variable-length encoded source indexes transmitted over wireless channels where the residual redundancy after source enc...
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We present a novel symbol-based soft-input a posteriori probability (APP) decoder for packetized variable-length encoded source indexes transmitted over wireless channels where the residual redundancy after source encoding is exploited for error protection. In combination with a mean-square or maximum APP estimation of the reconstructed source data, the whole decoding process is close to optimal. Furthermore, solutions for the proposed APP decoder with reduced complexity are discussed and compared to the near-optimal solution. When, in addition, channel codes are employed for protecting the variable-length encoded data, an iterative source-channel decoder can be obtained in the same way as for serially concatenated codes, where the proposed APP source decoder then represents one of the two constituent decoders. The simulation results show that this iterative decoding technique leads to substantial error protection for variable-length encoded correlated source signals, especially, when they are transmitted over highly corrupted channels.
Although there are many studies on code optimization of the joint source-channel coding (JSCC) system based on double protograph low-density parity-check codes with the joint belief propagation (JBP) algorithm, but it...
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Although there are many studies on code optimization of the joint source-channel coding (JSCC) system based on double protograph low-density parity-check codes with the joint belief propagation (JBP) algorithm, but it is still unknown whether the source code and channel code (as a code pair) can perform well when the joint shuffled scheduling decoding (JSSD) algorithm is adopted. In this letter, two decoding threshold analysis algorithms, including joint shuffled protograph extrinsic information transfer (PEXIT) and source shuffled PEXIT algorithm, are proposed to calculate joint/source decoding thresholds for this system with the JSSD algorithm. With the proposed algorithms, it is found that the optimized code pairs for this system with the JBP algorithm may not perform well with the JSSD algorithm, implying that code pair with the JSSD algorithm needs to be redesigned. Then, a two-stage optimized framework is proposed to design the code pair for this system with the JSSD algorithm. Simulations and decoding threshold analysis both show that the proposed code pair for this system with the JSSD algorithm can obtain lower error floor and better waterfall performance than the existing code pairs.
Transmission energy allocation (TEA) to bits according to their sensitivity is known to significantly enhance robustness to channel errors. These advantages are gained at the cost of high peak-to-average ratio (PAR) o...
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Transmission energy allocation (TEA) to bits according to their sensitivity is known to significantly enhance robustness to channel errors. These advantages are gained at the cost of high peak-to-average ratio (PAR) of the signal energy employed to transmit different bits. We show that, in the case of 4-QAM, appropriate grouping of bits allows achieving all the gains of optimal TEA while maintaining PAR at a small fraction of a decibel. Alternatively, we show how to achieve close to optimal TEA under the constraint of perfect (0 dB) PAR, thus extending the application of TEA to constant envelope modulation schemes. Performance is illustrated with an example of Gauss-Markov sources compressed by vector quantization.
The optimal energy allocations for minimizing the joint symbol error rate for binary signaling of two correlated sources over the orthogonal multiple-access Gaussian channel under joint maximum a priori (MAP) detectio...
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The optimal energy allocations for minimizing the joint symbol error rate for binary signaling of two correlated sources over the orthogonal multiple-access Gaussian channel under joint maximum a priori (MAP) detection are determined. An exact expression for the system's probability of joint symbol error, as well as its union bound, is derived. Analytic minimization of the union bound reveals that the optimal energy allocation coincides with that of nonuniform binary signaling over the single-user additive white Gaussian noise channel. It is also shown numerically that the optimal energies that minimize the union bound also minimize the exact probability of error. Finally, it is shown via simulations for strongly biased sources that the use of joint MAP detection over two independent single-user systems leads to significant gains.
jointsource-channel (JSC) decoding based on residual source redundancy is a technique for providing channel robustness to quantized data. Previous work assumed a model equivalent to viewing the encoder/noisy channel ...
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jointsource-channel (JSC) decoding based on residual source redundancy is a technique for providing channel robustness to quantized data. Previous work assumed a model equivalent to viewing the encoder/noisy channel tandem as a discrete hidden Markov model (HMM) with transmitted indices the hidden, states. Here, me generalize this HMM-based (I-D) approach for images, using the more powerful hidden Markov mesh random field (HMMRF) model. While previous state estimation methods for HMMRF's base estimates on only a causal subset of the observed data, our new method uses both causal and anticausal subsets. For JSC-based image decoding, the new method provides significant benefits over several competing techniques.
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