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This document discusses the impact of digital audio transmission and the challenges posed by noisy channels that can degrade audio quality. It focuses on source encoding techniques that optimize audio data for transmission, including redundancy reduction, bitrate optimization, and error resilience. The document also outlines the differences between lossless and lossy coding methods in audio compression.

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This document discusses the impact of digital audio transmission and the challenges posed by noisy channels that can degrade audio quality. It focuses on source encoding techniques that optimize audio data for transmission, including redundancy reduction, bitrate optimization, and error resilience. The document also outlines the differences between lossless and lossy coding methods in audio compression.

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Introduction

Digital audio transmission has revolutionized how we listen to music, podcasts,


and audiobooks. However, ensuring high-quality audio over noisy channels
remains a challenge. This presentation explores the principles of source
encoding and its role in optimizing audio transmission through noisy channels.
We'll investigate various techniques, their implementations, and the future of
audio encoding in the face of evolving technologies.
Background on Digital Audio Transmission
Digital audio transmission involves converting analog sound waves into digital
data for efficient storage and transmission. This process relies on source
encoding, which compresses and manipulates the audio data to optimize it for
specific applications.
Challenges in Transmission
Noisy channels are a significant hurdle in audio
transmission. Interference, static, and other
environmental factors can distort the signal,
leading to audible artifacts and degraded quality.
Chapter 1
Fundamentals of Source
Encoding
What is source of Encoding?
Source encoding is a compression technique that takes into account the nature of the
information to be compressed
1. It is the process of encoding data at the source before it is stored or transmitted
2. The source encoder converts the sequence of symbols from the source to a sequence
of binary digits, using as few binary digits per symbol as possible
3. The source decoder performs the inverse operation
4. Source code encoding is a standard that specifies how to convert characters into
bytes for processing on computers
5. It is usually associated with programming languages and markup languages
Fundamentals of Source
Encoding
1 Redundancy Reduction
Source encoding aims to reduce redundancy in the audio signal by exploiting
statistical properties of the data. Techniques such as predictive coding and
transform coding are used to compress the data without losing significant
information.
2 Bitrate Optimization
Encoding schemes can be optimized to minimize the bitrate required for
transmission while maintaining a desired level of audio quality. This is
particularly important for transmission over bandwidth-limited channels.

3 Error Resilience
Encoding schemes can be designed to be resilient to errors
introduced during transmission. This can be achieved by
incorporating error correction codes and using robust
Tpes of source coding
Two Types of Source (Image) Coding
• Lossless coding (entropy coding) – Data can be decoded to form exactly the same
bits – Used in “zip” – Can only achieve moderate compression (e.g. 2:1 - 3:1) for
natural images – Can be important in certain applications such as medical imaging
• Lossly source coding – Decompressed image is visually similar, but has been
changed – Used in “JPEG” and “MPEG” – Can achieve much greater compression (e.g.
20:1 - 40:1) for natural images – Uses entropy coding
Chapter 2: Noisy Communication
Channels

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