Unequal packet loss protection for layered video transmission

Author

Zhang, Tingting ; Xu, Youshi

Author_Institution

Instn. of Inf. Technol., Mid-Sweden Univ., Sweden

Volume

45

Issue

2

fYear

1999

fDate

6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

243

Lastpage

252

Abstract

A general model for the transmission of layered video is introduced. The effect of packet dropping in different layers on the reconstruction of pictures is analysed. The application of unequal packet loss protection (UPLP) for layered video is proposed and the performance is investigated. An algorithm for the design of the UPLP parameters is described. The numerical analysis shows that the unequal packet loss protection can significantly improve the communication quality, in the sense of packet loss rate on reconstructing pictures, without any additional complexity in the network infrastructure. It is also shown that application of UPLP can achieve a more efficient bandwidth utilization than the application of ARQ protocols. This technique is suitable for multimedia multicasting in heterogeneous networks, as well as for digital video broadcasting systems which support a variety of receivers with different resolutions and signal processing powers

Keywords

data compression; digital video broadcasting; error correction codes; image reconstruction; multicast communication; multimedia communication; packet switching; video coding; visual communication; ARQ protocols; UPLP parameters design; communication quality; digital video broadcasting systems; efficient bandwidth utilization; heterogeneous networks; layered video compression; layered video transmission; multimedia multicasting; numerical analysis; packet dropping; packet loss rate; performance; picture reconstruction; receivers; resolutions; signal processing; unequal packet loss protection; Algorithm design and analysis; Automatic repeat request; Bandwidth; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Multimedia systems; Numerical analysis; Performance loss; Propagation losses; Protection; Signal processing algorithms;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/11.796266

Filename

796266