Wavelet packet based optimal subband coder

Proposes an algorithm to use in designing a subband coder (SBC) constructed by wavelet packet, to achieve minimum distortion for a given bit budget and implementation complexity. The authors map the QMF tree structures onto a binary tree, then formulate the task as an optimization problem including coding bit and implementation complexity constraints. The problem is dissected into two phases. First, they derive the optimal bit allocation strategy which covers the entire range of bit rate, and second, they search for the optimal subband decomposition by using a fast dynamic program