Title :
Novel iterative multiple description coding for correlated sources
Author :
Schmalen, Laurent ; Tschauner, Matthias ; Breddermann, Tobias ; Vary, Peter
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Stuttgart, Germany
fDate :
Aug. 29 2011-Sept. 2 2011
Abstract :
In this paper, we study a novel multiple description coding approach which uses a convolutional code to generate the individual descriptions. Contrary to most conventional multiple description schemes, which attempt to partially reconstruct the signal in the presence of a packet loss, we are interested in the question, whether the signal can be completely reconstructed at the receiver if one description is missing by exploiting the residual source correlation. Usually, audio-visual source encoders for digital mobile communications extract parameters that - due to delay and complexity constraints - exhibit some residual redundancy. This residual redundancy is exploited in a multiple description receiver by performing iterative source-channel decoding (ISCD). The source correlation required for near perfect reconstruction in case of a loss of one description is analyzed by means of EXIT charts and simulation results show the superior performance of the new approach.
Keywords :
combined source-channel coding; convolutional codes; correlation methods; iterative decoding; signal reconstruction; EXIT charts; ISCD; audio-visual source encoders; complexity constraints; convolutional code; correlated sources; digital mobile communications; iterative multiple description coding; iterative source-channel decoding; multiple description receiver; packet loss; residual redundancy; residual source correlation; signal reconstruction; Correlation; Decoding; Encoding; Indexes; Iterative decoding; Receivers; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing Conference, 2011 19th European
Conference_Location :
Barcelona