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Robust Transmission of H.264/AVC Streams Using Adaptive Group Slicing and Unequal Error Protection

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We present a novel scheme for the transmission of H.264/AVC video streams over lossy packet networks. The proposed scheme exploits the error-resilient features of H.264/AVC codec and employs Reed-Solomon codes to protect effectively the streams. A novel technique for adaptive classification of macroblocks into three slice groups is also proposed. The optimal classification of macroblocks and the optimal channel rate allocation are achieved by iterating two interdependent steps. Dynamic programming techniques are used for the channel rate allocation process in order to reduce complexity. Simulations clearly demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method over other recent algorithms for transmission of H.264/AVC streams.

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  1. Information Processing Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece

    Nikolaos Thomos, Savvas Argyropoulos & Michael G. Strintzis

  2. Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Informatics and Telematics Institute, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece

    Nikolaos Thomos, Savvas Argyropoulos & Michael G. Strintzis

  3. Department of Electronic Engineering, Division of Engineering, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, UK

    Nikolaos V. Boulgouris

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Thomos, N., Argyropoulos, S., Boulgouris, N.V. et al. Robust Transmission of H.264/AVC Streams Using Adaptive Group Slicing and Unequal Error Protection. EURASIP J. Adv. Signal Process. 2006, 051502 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1155/ASP/2006/51502

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