Channel-optimized quantizers for decentralized detection in sensor networks

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 3349-3358

  Liu, Bin ^a   Chen, Biao ^a  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel optimized quantizer; Distributed detection; Distributed signal processing; Joint source channel coding; Sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SENSORS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

CHANNEL-OPTIMIZED QUANTIZER; DISTRIBUTED DETECTION; DISTRIBUTED SIGNAL PROCESSING; JOINT SOURCE-CHANNEL CODING; SENSOR NETWORKS;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 33746881413     PISSN: 00189448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIT.2006.876350     Document Type: Article

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