Network-aware source coding and communication

"An introduction to the theory and techniques for achieving high quality network communication with the best possible bandwidth economy, this book focuses on network information flow with fidelity. Covering both lossless and lossy source reconstruction, it is illustrated throughout with real-world applications, including sensor networks and multimedia communications. Practical algorithms are presented, developing novel techniques for tackling design problems in joint network-source coding via collaborative multiple description coding, progressive coding, diversity routing and network coding. With systematic introductions to the basic theories of distributed source coding, network coding and multiple description coding, this is an ideal self-contained resource for researchers and students in information theory and network theory"--Résumé de l'éditeur "An introduction to the theory and techniques for achieving high quality network communication with the best possible bandwidth economy, this book focuses on network information flow with fidelity. Covering both lossless and lossy source reconstruction, it is illustrated throughout with real-world applications, including sensor networks and multimedia communications. Practical algorithms are presented, developing novel techniques for tackling design problems in joint network-source coding via collaborative multiple description coding, progressive coding, diversity routing and network coding. With systematic introductions to the basic theories of distributed source coding, network coding and multiple description coding, this is an ideal self-contained resource for researchers and students in information theory and network theory"-- Provided by publisher "An introduction to the theory and techniques for achieving high quality network communication with the best possible bandwidth economy, this book focuses on network information flow with fidelity. Covering both lossless and lossy source reconstruction, it is illustrated throughout with real-world applications, including sensor networks and multimedia communications. Practical algorithms are presented, developing novel techniques for tackling design problems in joint network-source coding via collaborative multiple description coding, progressive coding, diversity routing and network coding. With systematic introductions to the basic theories of distributed source coding, network coding and multiple description coding, this is an ideal self-contained resource for researchers and students in information theory and network theory"--Résumé de l'éditeur Frontmatter......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 1 - Introduction......Page 9 Part I - The lossless scenario......Page 21 2 - Lossless multicast with a single source......Page 23 3 - Lossless multicast of multiple uncorrelated sources......Page 28 4 - Lossless multicast of multiple correlated sources......Page 33 Part II - The lossy scenario......Page 45 5 - Lossy source communication: an approach based on multiple-description codes......Page 47 6 - Solving the rainbow network flow problem......Page 67 7 - Continuous rainbow network flow: rainbow network flow with unbounded delay......Page 79 8 - Practical methods for MDC design......Page 90 9 - Using progressive codes for lossy source communication......Page 140 10 - Lossy communication of multiple correlated sources......Page 166 References......Page 179 Index......Page 186 Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I. The Lossless Scenario: 2. Lossless multicast with a single source; 3. Lossless multicast of multiple uncorrelated sources; 4. Lossless multicast of multiple correlated sources; Part II. The Lossy Scenario: 5. Lossy source communication: an approach based on multiple-description codes; 6. Solving the rainbow network flow problem; 7. Continuous rainbow network flow: rainbow network flow with unbounded delay; 8. Practical methods for MDC design; 9. Using progressive codes for lossy source communication; 10. Lossy communication of multiple correlated sources. An introduction to the theory and techniques for achieving high quality network communication with the best possible bandwidth economy, this book focuses on network information flow with fidelity. Covering both lossless and lossy channels, it is illustrated throughout with real-world applications, including sensor networks and multimedia communications.