Using reversible variable length codes for JPEG image transmission in a noisy channel

Abstract

JPEG coder is still the most attractive compression scheme for still image. Using Huffman coding makes the JPEG coder very sensitive to communication error. In this paper we propose a simple modification to JPEG coder by using reversible variable length code designed for the DC coefficients of each block. The results show great improvement in error resilience in a binary symmetric channel transmission with an average reduction of 5-10% in compression ratio.