Optimization of System Performance for DVC Applications with Energy Constraints over Ad Hoc Networks

We investigate optimization of system performance in the below scenario: capturing and transmitting videos by single or multiple video sensors using distributed video coding (DVC) over ad hoc networks. There is an intrinsic contradiction in this scenario that could affect the system performance: the contradiction between the decoding quality and network lifetime. In this paper, we propose a joint optimization between the decoding quality and network lifetime using a quantitative metric of system performance, which is defined as the amount of collected visual information during the operational time of the video sensor. Based on the proposed metric, an optimal encoding rate is determined, which results in an optimal system performance. The simulation results show that the optimal encoding rate can be determined to achieve the optimal system performance.