Network-adaptive video communication using packet path diversity and rate-distortion optimized reference picture selection

Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems for Signal, Image, and Video Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 345-354

  Liang, Yi J ^a,b   Setton, Eric ^a,c,d,e   Girod, Bernd ^a,f  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b QUALCOMM INC   (United States)

^c SAGEM   (France)

^d HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

^f Image Systems Engineering Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Error resilient video coding; Low latency; Network adaptive video coding; Path diversity; Rate distortion optimization; Reference picture selection; Source channel coding; Video streaming

Indexed keywords

LOW-LATENCY; NETWORK-ADAPTIVE VIDEO CODING; PATH DIVERSITY; RATE-DISTORTION OPTIMIZATION; REFERENCE PICTURE SELECTION; SOURCE-CHANNEL CODING; VIDEO STREAMING;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTIMIZATION; REDUNDANCY;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 29344433012     PISSN: 13875485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11265-005-4157-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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