Temporal information based GoP adaptation for linear video delivery schemes

An original wireless video transmission scheme called SoftCast has been recently proposed to deal with the issues encountered in conventional wireless video broadcasting systems (e.g. cliff effect). In this paper, we evaluate and optimize the performance of the SoftCast scheme according to the transmitted video content. Precisely, an adaptive coding mechanism based on GoP-size adaptation, which takes into account the temporal information fluctuations of the video, is proposed. This extension denoted Adaptive GoP-size mechanism based on Content and Cut detection for SoftCast (AGCC-SoftCast) significantly improves the performance of the SoftCast scheme. It consists in modifying the GoP-size according to the shot changes and the spatio-temporal characteristics of the transmitted video. When hardware capacities, such as buffer or processor performance are limited, an alternative method based only on the shot changes detection (AGCut-SoftCast) is also proposed. Improvements up to 16 dB for the PSNR and up to 0.55 for the SSIM are observed with the proposed solutions at the cut boundaries. In addition, temporal visual quality fluctuations are reduced under 1dB in average, showing the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

Cross-layer optimization for 3-D video transmission over cooperative relay systems

The rate budget constraint and the available instantaneous signal-to-noise ratio of the best relay selection in cooperative systems can dramatically impact the system performance and complexity of video applications, since they determine the video distortion. By taking into account these constrained factors, we first outline the signal model and formulate the system optimization problem. Next, we propose a new approach to cross-layer optimization for 3-D video transmission over cooperative relay systems. We propose procedures for estimation of the end-to-end instantaneous signal-to-noise ratio using an estimate of the available instantaneous signal-to-noise ratios between the source–destination, and source–relay–destination before starting to send the video signal to the best relay and destination. A novel approach using Lagrange multipliers is developed to solve the optimum bit allocation problem. Based on the rate budget constraint and the estimated the end-to-end instantaneous signal-to-noise ratio, the proposed joint source–channel coding (JSCC) algorithm simultaneously assigns source code rates for the application layer, the number of high and low priority packets for the network layer, and channel code rates for the physical layer based on criteria that maximize the quality of video, whilst minimizing the complexity of the system. Finally, we investigate the impact of the estimated the end-to-end instantaneous signal-to-noise ratio on the video system performance and complexity. Experimental results show that the proposed JSCC algorithm outperforms existing algorithms in terms of peak signal-to-noise ratio. Moreover, the proposed JSCC algorithm is found to be computationally more efficient since it can minimize the overall video distortion in a few iterations.     

联合信源信道算术码研究

介绍联合信源信道算术码添加禁用符号的编码方法,以实例方式引入联合信源信道算术码的检错原理。综述联合信源信道算术码的检错时延分布、几何分布,分析各种解码方法、序列解码方法及其各种改进,研究基于有限状态机的解码方法与其他信道码构成的迭代式联合解码方法,并展望目前联合信源信道算术码研究存在的问题及其前景。     

一种基于信源信道联合的最优速率分配算法

针对视频数据在无线信道上可靠传输问题,提出了一种基于信源信道联合的最优速率分配算法。该算法在网络带宽一定的情况下,从信源、信道及差错弹性能力权衡考虑,引入了信源解码器的抗误码性能指标,根据不同的信道状态确定信源信道编码的最优速率分配方案,从而获得最大的可解码长度,并最终获取最佳重建视频质量。仿真结果表明,该方案与传统的联合信源信道速率分配算法相比可获得更高的性能增益,适合于视频数据在无线网络上传输。     

Internet多媒体分层组播JSCC差错控制率失真优化

针对Internet多媒体群组通信中同时存在的带宽异构性和包丢失率异构性，文中将分层组播和接收者驱动的思想扩展到FEC差错控制中，提出一种分层FEC组播差错控制方法LM-FEC．LM-FEC通过不同的组播组发送信源编码层和各信源层的FEC校验数据，为接收者根据信道带宽和数据包丢失率实施差错控制提供更加灵活的选择．文中用FH-MDP模型描述接收者行为，通过JSCC率失真优化确定编码层内和编码层间的速率分配，JSCC率失真优化采用变量替换和动态规划算法求解．实验表明，该文提出的差错控制方法能够有效改善重建多媒体信号的回放质量．     

基于JPEG2000和WIPCLDPC的联合信源信道编码

提出了一种联合信源信道编码(JSCC)方案。首先,构造了一种具有重量递增奇偶校验矩阵的非规则LDPC码(WIPC-LDPC),实现非规则LDPC(Irregular LDPC)码比特节点按列重递增的顺序排列。然后,针对JPEG2000码流分层结构的特点,把不同质量层的JPEG2000码流成功地映射到WIPC-LDPC不同度数的比特节点上,以达到对不同重要级别码流的不等错误保护(UEP),从而达到优化重建图像质量和视觉效果的目的。仿真结果表明,与采用随机构造校验矩阵的非规则LDPC码进行等错误保护(EEP),以及采用RCPC、RS码进行不等错误保护的JPEG2000码流相比,JSCC方案提高了重建图像的PSNR,改善了重建图像的主观视觉效果。     

基于RS的IP网络视频JSCC策略研究

针对IP网络视频通信中数据分组丢失严重影响视频通信质量的问题,引入具有良好抗分组丢失性能的RS信道编码方法,在深入分析基于RS码的网络环境下的端到端视频传输失真基础上,提出了一种基于RS码的IP网络环境下的网络视频信源信道联合编码(JSCC,joint source channel coding)方案,该方案可以根据当...     

用于大气激光通信的数字图像水印研究

通过分析大气衰减和大气湍流,可认为大气信道模型是高斯噪声信道,提出了结合多小波SPIHT和低密度奇偶校验码(LDPC)的数字图像水印算法作为联合信源信道编码用于大气激光通信.该算法利用了多小波SPIHT算法的信源编码高效性、鲁棒性和LDPC码的低误码性能,根据信源编码后数据在重建时的重要程度,进行不同等纠错保护的信道编码.仿真结果表明,在加性高斯白噪声(AWGN)信道中采用PPM调制方式,信噪比为14dB时,经过大气激光信道恢复出的水印归一化相关系数为0.863,纠正突发错误和随机错误的能力均很强,适用于大气激光通信的恶劣环境和保密通信.     

过采样滤波器组作为纠错码的阈值新算法

考虑量化噪声和信道噪声,搭建基于过采样滤波器组OFBS(Oversampled Filter Banks)的联合信源信道编码系统,研究系统的传输检错纠错性能。提出新的阈值选取方法,该方法是基于贝叶斯假设检验为理论依据的,能根据实际信号和噪声统计特性做实时分析,得出适当的阈值。通过Matlab对系统进行仿真,结果表明信道在不同的转移概率条件,OFBS作为纠错码的阈值新算法的计算复杂度低,并且有很好的检错纠错性能。通过对一维信号的纠错,信号的峰值信噪比平均提高1到2 db。     

基于自适应分割和非规则LDPC的图像编码

为了提高图像在无线信道上的传输效率和抵御误码的能力，提出了一种基于自适应分割和非规则低密度奇偶检验（low-density parity check, LDPC）码的联合信源信道编码（JSCC）方案.针对自适应分割能够把图像分割成不同重要级别的图像子块、非规则LDPC中高度数的比特节点比低度数比特节点有更强的纠错能力的特点，研究了把自适应图像分割和非规则LDPC结合起来的联合信源信道编码的算法；自适应分割后不同重要性级别的图像子块，采用非规则LDPC编码，获得了不等错误保护（unequal error protection, UEP）. 仿真结果表明,该方案能够显著地提高无线图像的传输质量和传输效率，与采用等错误保护（equal error protection, EEP）策略的JPEG图像相比，在信噪比Eb/N0=1.6 dB时，重建图像的峰值信噪比(PSNR)有17.78 dB 的改善.