A study of real-time packet video quality using random neural networks

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1071-1083

  Mohamed, Samir ^a   Rubino, Gerardo ^a  

^a CAMPUS DE BEAULIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Packet video; Random neural networks; Real time video transmission; Video quality assessment; Video signal characterization

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PACKET NETWORKS; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

PACKET VIDEO; RANDOM NEURAL NETWORKS; REAL-TIME VIDEO TRANSMISSION; VIDEO QUALITY ASSESSMENT; VIDEO SIGNAL CHARACTERIZATION;

IMAGE QUALITY;

EID: 0036995754     PISSN: 10518215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSVT.2002.806808     Document Type: Article

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