Neural Multiple Description Image Coding with Semantic Polarization for Lossy Channels
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Abstract
Multiple description coding (MDC) is a type of error-resilient source coding that is advantageous for communications over channels with high loss and long delays. While neural network-based MDC promises higher compression efficiency and better semantic awareness, the aspect of semantic awareness is under-investigated. This paper is among the first efforts to study MDCs with competing performance goals known as the distortion-classification tradeoff. A new design concept called semantic polarization is proposed to contradict the traditional philosophy of balanced side encoder designs. We present a simple conceptual model to demonstrate the advantage of polarized MDC in having higher probabilities of satisfying at least one performance goal. We also propose a detailed implementation of polarized MDC based on SRGANs. Experiments on public datasets show that compared with state-of-the-art single description neural image codecs, the proposed MDC has multiple benefits in terms of enlarged rate range, superior semantic protection, and better perception quality, at the cost of slightly reduced but competitive distortion performance.
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