APPLICATION OF UNEQUAL TWO-FOLD TURBO CODES TO HSL IMAGE TRANSMISSION

Cagri C. Tanriover - Bahram Honary

   Besides their excellent error performance, multi fold turbo codes [1], [2] are attractive options for transmitting multimedia data due to their scalable structure in terms of variable coding frequency and code length. This article introduces a novel unequal error protection scheme that is based on the least complex member of multifold turbo codes, ie two-fold turbo codes, and its application to the transmission of hue-saturation-luminance coded still images over noisy channels. The HSL image coding is described in detail and the adaptation of the conventional two-fold coding technique to offer unequal error protection is discussed. The paper concludes with the simulation results and significant findings.

Keywords: error protection scheme, HSL image coding

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