多径信道下基于频域均衡的超奈奎斯特传输

针对在多径信道下进行超奈奎斯特(FTN)传输时,同时存在由FTN与多径信道引入的双重符号间干扰(ISI)的问题,提出了应用频域均衡与低密度奇偶校验(LDPC)编码相结合的接收机结构来提高系统传输性能。该接收机构在接收端利用频域均衡器对由FTN与多径信道引入的符号间干扰进行频域均衡,均衡后的信号再通过LDPC信道译码器,利用最大后验概率准则(MAP)进行判决,最终恢复出原始信息。仿真实验显示,基于频域均衡的FTN传输系统可改善系统传输的误码性能。     

一种用于H.264数据分类的自适应的不平等错误保护策略

主要从较新的H．264视频压缩标准出发,提出了一种适用于视频流在包丢失的Internet上传输的基于数据分类的自适应不平等保护策略。实验证明,与传统方法相比,该方法实现了在一定包丢失概率下质量与码率的较好权衡,并且获得了较好的错误鲁棒性能。     

Wireless video transmission using feedback-controlled adaptive h.264 source and channel coding

For wireless video, the present paper demonstrates that combining adaptive source and channel coding can provide a robust service over a wide range of transmission channel conditions. Various feedback-controlled adaptive coding solutions are considered for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing-based systems. At the receiver, the reliabilities of subchannels (SCHs) are estimated and decisions are fed back to the transmitter to adapt modulation modes and channel code-rates to provide reliable transmission and yet avoid over-protection. The resulting available transmission capacity (which can vary widely with channel conditions) can inform an online collaborating source coder which itself exploits the available feedback to reduce error propagation. To ensure further improvement for fading channels, an efficient low-delay retransmission arrangement is also considered in which only the contents of unreliable SCHs within an erroneous packet are retransmitted. Simulation results demonstrate that such collaborative adaptive source and channel coding can provide efficient use of a continuously varying wireless channel.     

Iterative optimization for joint design of source and channel codes using genetic algorithms

Abstract

This paper presents a novel algorithm for the joint design of source and channel codes. In the algorithm, channel‐optimized vector quantization (COVQ) and rate‐punctured convolutional coding (RCPC) are used for design of the source code and the channel code, respectively. We employ the genetic algorithm (GA) to prevent the design of COVQ from falling into a poor local optimum. We also adopt the GA to reduce the computational time needed for realizing the unequal error protection scheme best matched to the COVQ. Both the GA‐based source coding and channel coding scheme are then iteratively combined to achieve a near global optimal solution for the joint design. Numerical results show that the algorithm can be an effective alternative for applications where high rate‐distortion performance and low computational complexity are desired.     

Pulse position modulated space?time trellis coding for ultra-wideband impulse radio multiple-input multiple-output communication systems

The design of pulse position modulated (PPM) space-time trellis codes (STTC) for ultra-wideband impulse radio (UWB-IR) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems over slow and fast fading multipath channels is considered. First, A probability of error analysis is carried out to derive upper bounds on pairwise symbol error probability at high and low signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). From the upper bounds, A new distance notion is introduced and novel design criteria for optimal (in error rate performance) M-ary PPM STTC are deduced for UWB. An optimal binary-PPM STTC is designed for two transmit antennas. Finally, simulation results of the UWB-IR MIMO system, using the optimal STTC, confirm significant improvement in bit-error-rate performance over the uncoded UWB-IR single-input single-output system and also over previously proposed space-time coding scheme for UWB, at higher SNR.     

Alternate video broadcasting scheme for popular videos

A video segment broadcasting scheme can reduce server and network bandwidth by periodically broadcasting popular videos that are most likely demanded by clients, instead of responding to each client requests. When video segments broadcast on a channel, in general, alternate broadcasting schemes periodically transmit all segments on a given channel with the same transmission period, which reduces the transmission efficiency of stream channels and requires sufficient client storage space for video segments broadcast on simultaneous channels. The author proposed a novel alternate video broadcast scheme, a delayed buffering broadcast that requires lower server bandwidth and client buffer space compared with those of previous approaches. In addition, the study provides an analytical analysis of the scheme, including a lower bound on the video segment transmission rate for any alternate broadcast scheme. It also derives an upper bound on its storage requirements from the client side. Using the performance study of the proposed scheme and simulation results, the author establishes that the proposed scheme uses fewer server channels and storage resources than previously reported alternate video broadcast schemes for any given client waiting time.     

可逆变长编码的解码器设计及VLSI实现

变长编码(VLCs,Variable Length Codes)因其高效的数据压缩能力被广泛地应用在多媒体压缩领域,但VLCs的自身性质使它对信道错误的恢复能力很弱。随着在不可靠信道,如无线信道和网络上进行视频传送需求的增加,视频通讯的错误控制和错误恢复技术变得越来越重要。可逆变长编码(RVLCs,Reversible Variable Length Codes),当遇到传输错误时,充分利用了可用的数据,错误恢复能力强于VLCs。许多视频标准,如ITU H．263 ,ISO MPEG-4已经采用了RVLCs。本文详细描述了RVLCs解码器的解码算法和解码器的体系结构设计,给出了一个基于MPEG-4 ASP@L5的解码器VLSI实现。结果表明,该实现完全适用于MPEG-4实时编解码系统。     

Unequal error protection for LZSS compressed data using Reed-Solomon codes

An unequal error protection strategy for minimising the impact of error bursts in the storage or transmission of compressed data has been proposed. The strategy is designed for the LZSS algorithm, which is a dynamic dictionary compression method. Through extensive computer simulations we investigate which information classes within LZSS are more sensitive to burst errors. Based on these results, an unequal error protection strategy that greatly reduces the error propagation during the decompression process has been proposed. Numerical results using text files from a common database are presented.     

BER analysis of space-time diversity in CDMA systems over frequency-selective fading channels

The performance of direct-sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) using space-time spreading system, over frequency-selective fading channels, is investigated. The underlying transmit diversity scheme, previously introduced in the literature, is based on two transmit and one receive antenna. It was shown that when employed in flat fast-fading channels, the received signal quality can be improved by utilising the spatial and temporal diversities at the receiver side. We study the problem of multiuser interference in asynchronous CDMA systems that employ transmit/receive diversity using space-time spreading. To overcome the effects of interference, a decorrelator detector is used at the base station. Considering binary phase-shift keying transmission, we analyse the system performance in terms of its probability of bit error. In particular, we derive the probability of error over frequency-selective Rayleigh fading channels for both fast and slow-fading channels. For the fast-fading channel, both simulations and analytical results show that the full system diversity is achieved. On the other hand, when considering a slow-fading channel, we show that the scheme reduces to conventional space-time spreading schemes where the diversity order is half of that of fast-fading.     

Hierarchical prediction structure for subimage coding and multithreaded parallel implementation in integral imaging

We are concerned with the coding of subimage-transformed elemental images to solve the problems of data transmission and storage in three-dimensional (3D) integral imaging in this paper. First, we use the subimage transform for preprocessing of the elemental image array (EIA). Because of the similarity of correlation distributions between the subimage array (SIA) and multiview video, we present a hierarchical prediction structure for SIA coding based on the hierarchical B picture (HBP) structure for multiview video coding. Moreover, we design a multithreaded parallel implementation for the proposed structure according to inter-row prediction dependencies. Experiments are performed on both EIAs and SIAs. The results show that employing the same coding strategy, the proposed parallel implemented HBP scheme achieves not only higher image quality and better 3D effect but also lower coding delay at low bit rates compared with the previously reported Hilbert-curve-based scheme.     

具有双极性的非相干OCDMA系统性能分析

提出了一种可减少多址干扰的非相干OCDMA编解码方案，该方案利用光开关控制2个单极性编码器和1个具有平衡互补结构的解码器，在1个光学信道上实现了双极性OCDMA信号传输；分析了电光编码、传输、解码、光电转换等环节的信号变化，推导出系统的噪声和误码率公式；与其它CDMA方案比较表明本方案在误码率方面可达到电域双极性CDMA系统的水平。     

An improved construction of block‐coded modulation

Abstract

The traditional block‐coded modulation scheme is based on set partitioning of a two‐dimensional signal constellation. In this paper, we propose an improved design of the block‐coded modulation scheme which is based on set partitioning of a block modulation code at some coding levels. With no inferior error performance, the proposed scheme is far superior as regards its reduced decoding complexity.     

基于Pattern时延差编码体制的4信道水声通信

采用Pattern时延差编码(PDS)通信体制,研究了4通信信道水声通信技术。通信系统利用信息码元的时延差值进行时延编码,采用码元的多种不同波形(Pattern)来进行码元分割,另外还采用频率分割来划分通信信道。其优点是可有效对抗水声多途干扰并实现高速通信,通信速率达到1200bit/s。提出依据最小均方误差准则,利用波形相似性来联合估计两个信道的时延差值。通过大量海洋信道仿真实验,验证了PDS体制具有高通信速率和高可靠性。     

MIMO水声通信中的空时分组扩展编码方案探讨

采用多输入多输出（MIMO）结构和空时编码可以使水声通信系统获得分集增益,改善系统性能。针对水声信道中的频率选择性衰落,研究了一种用于MIMO水声通信系统的空时分组扩展编码方案（STBSC）,利用正交扩频编码克服了水声信道中多径干扰对空时分组编码（STBC）信号正交性的破坏。给出了方案的系统模型和实现框图,采用MIMO水声模型对方案的性能进行了仿真。仿真结果表明,STBSC方案在多径水声信道中可以得到完全发射分集。最后介绍了方案的水库试验,试验结果表明了方案的有效性。     

Performance analysis of multiple-input multipleoutput singular value decomposition transceivers during fading and other cell interference

A generalised method is derived to compute the error probabilities of singular value decomposition (SVD)-based receivers for a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with uncoded transmission. The method can be used for a wide class of flat fading environments, including independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) and semi-correlated Rayleigh and i.i.d. Ricean channels. Although the method is applied to equal-power binary phase shift keying, it can easily be extended to higher-order M-ary phase shift keying (M-PSK) and M-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (M-QAM) signal constellations and adaptive 'water-filling' schemes. The error probability curves derived from closed-form formulas and simulations demonstrate very close agreement. The error performances of channel inversion, minimum mean square error and zero forcing receivers are compared with the SVD receiver for a single-user system. The impact of multiple users is considered by studying the performance of an adaptive MIMO SVD transmission scheme operating in a cellular environment. In particular, the effect of inter-cell interference on the performance of the scheme is quantified, modelling the interference as increased Gaussian noise. A number of cellular layouts are examined and the impact of the resulting singal-to-interference and noise ratio on the constellation sizes that can be supported, the BER and so on is considered. The primary metric used for our performance analysis is the error-free transmission rate, which is derived for our adaptive system. For the cellular scenarios considered, it can be found that the effect of interference is considerable and the performance of the adaptive MIMO SVD scheme is only marginally better than that provided by conventional diversity methods.     

Error recovery in video transmission over CDMA2000 broadcast networks

Multimedia services over a CDMA2000 broadcast network face a challenge from the unreliable and error-prone nature of the radio channel. Reed-Solomon (RS) coding, integrated with the MAC protocol, is used to cope with this problem. However, performance analysis of RS coding under varying channel conditions shows that it is not always effective, especially for slow-moving nodes which experience relatively long error bursts. Therefore a more efficient scheme is proposed that uses a RS code with reduced parity overhead, and freeing bandwidth can be used flexibly for retransmission. The packets to be retransmitted are prioritised by a utility function derived from the map of the error control block at each mobile node and the number of mobile nodes that require the lost packet. Simulation results show that the gain of retransmission exceeds the loss incurred by reducing the parity, leading to an improvement in the playback quality of MPEG-4 video streams. As a result, service area for high-quality multimedia can be expanded.     

Multiplexed harmonic broadcasting scheme for efficient video-on-demand services

Periodic broadcasting schemes can improve the efficiency of video-on-demand (VOD) services by reducing the bandwidth requirement to transmit popular videos. The harmonic broadcasting scheme has the best performance in reducing service bandwidth under a given access time, but it uses too many channels. However, a multiplexed harmonic broadcasting scheme that overcomes this drawback is now proposed. This scheme divides each video into equal-sized segments and then broadcasts segments periodically in a small number of sever channels with equal bandwidth. The idea of segment-to-channel mapping in the scheme is inspired by the time division multiplexing system. Each segment is divided equally into several subsegments; subsegments of different segments are multiplexed in a slot with the guarantee of being able to keep playing out continuously for every user. The proposed scheme outperforms the pagoda broadcasting and recursive frequency splitting schemes in reducing the viewers' maximum waiting time, and the scheme requires less client storage     

Grand alliance MPEG-2-based video decoder with parallel processing architecture

A practical and unique hardware architecture for video bitstream source decoding and video postprocessing of a Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG-2)-based high-definition television (HDTV) compressed bitstream has been implemented to impose minimal limitations on the video source coding algorithm. The Grand Alliance (GA) MPEG-2-based HDTV codec achieves a high degree of source and channel coding efficiency while preserving the delivery of high-resoultion picture quality in a variety of video input and output formats in bandwidth-limited channels. The video source decoder hardware architecture necessary to achieve the data decoding and ensuing video postprocessing poses numerous technologic challenges to the system designer, who must tradeoff minimizing codec constraints with the eventual commercialization of a video decoder for a consumer television receiver product. The powerful and flexible coding algorithm necessary to satisfy the HDTV picture quality and transmission channel bandwidth limitation requirements results in an encoder-output bitstream that necessitates high throughout decoding. Although the transmitted bitstream is of constant rate due to rate buffering, bistreams internal to the codec are both peaky and bursty. An intelligent distributive parallel processing decoding architecture has been developed to dynamically partition the MPEG-2 bitstream into a number of decodable subset bitstreams, while placing minimal constraints on the encoding algorithm. This architecture allows for high-speed, efficient decoding of the bitstream, and can be a prelude to the development of a cost-effective consumer product. Further architecture refinements can be explored, including implementation in VLSI.     

WCDMA系统中位置选择分集发射方式下的自适应小区分配算法研究

针对WCDMA系统软切换的位置选择分集发射（SSDT）方式，提出了一种自适应导频功率调整和主小区选择算法。采用这种算法，各基站能够根据各自小区负载和覆盖情况动态调整其导频功率，进行相邻小区间的负载均衡，另外，以系统效用最大化为目标，为每个用户选择最佳主小区。仿真结果表明，该算法能以可接受的计算复杂度换取系统性能的提高。     

3‐D spatiotemporal subband decomposition of image sequences by mathematical morphology

Abstract

An efficient 3‐D spatiotemporal image sequence decomposition method using mathematical morphology is described in this paper. The method can be used to decompose the spectrum of the input signal into 8 and 4 spatiotemporal subband images. It does this using two different sets of structuring elements. After decomposition, each band image can be decimated and coded for data transmission. This subband pyramid scheme preserves the number of pixels which existed in the original image, has an efficient hierarchical data structure, and allows parallel implementation. Therefore, this scheme has great potential for High Definition Television (HDTV) coding, multimedium video compression, etc. As regards filtering, the unique advantages of morphology over the linear filtering approach are: 1) it utilizes direct geometric interpretations; and 2) it is simple and efficient when used in conjunction with parallel/pipelining hardware. Some image sequence examples are given to show the effectiveness of this approach.