Gmm-based entropy-constrained vector quantization

• In this paper, we present a scalable entropy-constrained vector quantizer based on Gaussian mixture models (GMMs), lattice quantization, and arithmetic coding. We assume that the source has a probability density function of a GMM. The scheme is based on a mixture component classifier, the Karhunen Loeve transform of the component, followed by a lattice quantization. The scalar elements of the quantized vector are entropy coded using a specially designed arithmetic coder. The proposed scheme has a computational complexity that is independent of rate, and quadratic with respect to vector dimension. The design is flexible and allows for adjusting the desired target rate on-the-fly. We evaluated the performance of the proposed scheme on speech-derived source vectors. It was demonstrated that the proposed scheme outperforms a fixed-rate GMM based vector quantizer, and performs closely to the theoretical optimum.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Telekommunikation (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Telecommunications (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

entropy constrained vector quantizer (ECVQ)

lattice

Gaussian mixture model (GMM)

arithmetic coding

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