Comparison of standard-based H.264 error-resilience techniques and multiple-description coding for robust MIMO-enabled video transmission

Milos Tesanovic; David R. Bull; Dimitris Agrafiotis; Angela Doufexi

doi:10.1117/12.703907

29 January 2007 Comparison of standard-based H.264 error-resilience techniques and multiple-description coding for robust MIMO-enabled video transmission

Milos Tesanovic, David R. Bull, Dimitris Agrafiotis, Angela Doufexi

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Proceedings Volume 6508, Visual Communications and Image Processing 2007; 650805 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.703907
Event: Electronic Imaging 2007, 2007, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

MIMO (multiple-input-multiple-output) systems offer potential for throughput increase and enhanced quality of service for multimedia transmission. The underlying multipath environment requires new error-resilience techniques if the obtained benefits are to be fully exploited. Different MIMO architectures produce error-patterns of somewhat diverse characteristics. This paper proposes the use of multiple-description coding (MDC) as an approach that outperforms the standard-based error-resilience techniques in the majority of these cases. Results obtained from the random packet-error generator are furthered through the use of realistic MIMO channel scenarios and argue in favour of the deployment of an MDC-based video transmission system. Singular value decomposition (SVD) is used to create orthogonal sub-channels within a MIMO system which provide, depending on their respective gains and fading characteristics, an efficient means of mapping video content. Results indicate improvements in average PSNR of decoded test-sequences of up to 3 dB (5dB in the region of high PERs) compared to standard, single-description video transmission. This is also supported by significant subjective quality enhancements.

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Milos Tesanovic, David R. Bull, Dimitris Agrafiotis, and Angela Doufexi "Comparison of standard-based H.264 error-resilience techniques and multiple-description coding for robust MIMO-enabled video transmission", Proc. SPIE 6508, Visual Communications and Image Processing 2007, 650805 (29 January 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.703907

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