Robust Transmission of H.264/AVC Streams Using Adaptive Group Slicing and Unequal Error Protection

We present a novel scheme for the transmission of H.264/AVC video streams over lossy packet networks. The proposed scheme exploits the error-resilient features of H.264/AVC codec and employs Reed-Solomon codes to protect effectively the streams. A novel technique for adaptive classification of macroblocks into three slice groups is also proposed. The optimal classification of macroblocks and the optimal channel rate allocation are achieved by iterating two interdependent steps. Dynamic programming techniques are used for the channel rate allocation process in order to reduce complexity. Simulations clearly demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method over other recent algorithms for transmission of H.264/AVC streams

Poster: A Robust Header Compression Technique for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

Due to the limited bandwidth of the wireless links in ad hoc networks, compressing the packet headers is an attractive method for efficient usage of the frequency spectrum and for performance enhancement. The objective of this work is to demonstrate the use of a novel end-to-end header compression technique for multi-hop wireless ad hoc networks. Our preliminary analysis shows a significant performance improvement when the proposed Routing-Assisted Header Compression (RAHC) technique is implemented in conjunction with conventional on-demand routing techniques for ad hoc networks