Evaluation of joint source and channel coding over wireless networks

Abstract

Transmission of digital video signals over wireless networks demands efficient compression algorithms as well as reliable coding strategies. In this project, we provide a thorough evaluation of the joint source-channel video coding methodology from two points of view: source coding design for error resilience and channel coding for error detection and recovery. We investigate the current ITU video compression standard, H.263+, for 3G wireless transmission. In particular, we concentrate on error resilient features provided within the standard and forward error correction (FEC) to find the optimal combination of various system parameters under different lossy channel conditions.