Unequal Error Protection Low-Density Parity-Check Codes Design Based on Gaussian Approximation in Image Transmission

In this paper, we propose a scheme to design unequal error protection low-density parity-check (UEP-LDPC) codes based on Gaussian approximation algorithm over AWGN channel. Using this method, we can find effective UEP-LDPC code ensemble which has good overall performance and good UEP property. Simulation results show the superiority of the proposed UEP-LDPC code in improving the quality of reconstructed image in uncompressed image and set partitioning into hierarchical trees (SPIHT) coded image transmission.

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