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Correlation-aware packet scheduling in multi-camera networks

Toni, L; Maugey, T; Frossard, P; (2014) Correlation-aware packet scheduling in multi-camera networks. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia , 16 (2) pp. 496-509. 10.1109/TMM.2013.2291531. Green open access

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Abstract

In multiview applications, multiple cameras acquire the same scene from different viewpoints and generally produce correlated video streams. This results in large amounts of highly redundant data. In order to save resources, it is critical to handle properly this correlation during encoding and transmission of the multiview data. In this work, we propose a correlation-aware packet scheduling algorithm for multi-camera networks, where information from all cameras are transmitted over a bottleneck channel to clients that reconstruct the multiview images. The scheduling algorithm relies on a new rate-distortion model that captures the importance of each view in the scene reconstruction. We propose a problem formulation for the optimization of the packet scheduling policies, which adapt to variations in the scene content. Then, we design a low complexity scheduling algorithm based on a trellis search that selects the subset of candidate packets to be transmitted towards effective multiview reconstruction at clients. Extensive simulation results confirm the gain of our scheduling algorithm when inter-source correlation information is used in the scheduler, compared to scheduling policies with no information about the correlation or non-adaptive scheduling policies. We finally show that increasing the optimization horizon in the packet scheduling algorithm improves the transmission performance, especially in scenarios where the level of correlation rapidly varies with time. © 2013 IEEE.

Type: Article
Title: Correlation-aware packet scheduling in multi-camera networks
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/TMM.2013.2291531
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMM.2013.2291531
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Foresighted packet scheduling, source correlation analysis, multiview streaming, interview correlation, rate-distortion optimization, multimedia communication.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1533081
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