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Multiple Description Wavelet Coding of Layered Video Using Optimal Redundancy Allocation

EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing volume 2006, Article number: 083542 (2006) Cite this article

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We present a wavelet-based framework for the encoding of video in multiple descriptions. Using the proposed methodology, the generation of multiple descriptions is performed so that drift is eliminated at the decoder regardless of the number of received descriptions. Moreover, the proposed framework is flexible in the sense that it allows the encoding of video into an arbitrary number of descriptions. We also present a thorough analysis of rate allocation issues and propose three algorithms for the optimal allocation of redundancy. Experimental results for the transmission of video using two descriptions demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method.

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Division of Engineering, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom

    Nikolaos V. Boulgouris

  2. The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, IL, 60208, USA

    Konstantinos E. Zachariadis

  3. The European Patent Office, Munich, 80298, Germany

    Angelos Kanlis & Michael G. Strintzis

  4. The Informatics and Telematics Institute, Thessaloniki, GR-57001, Greece

    Michael G. Strintzis

  5. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR-54124, Greece

    Michael G. Strintzis

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Boulgouris, N.V., Zachariadis, K.E., Kanlis, A. et al. Multiple Description Wavelet Coding of Layered Video Using Optimal Redundancy Allocation. EURASIP J. Adv. Signal Process. 2006, 083542 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1155/ASP/2006/83542

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