Multiple Description Video Coding for Real-Time Applications using HEVC

Remote control vehicles require the transmission of large amounts of data, and video is one of the most important sources for the driver. To ensure reliable video transmission, the encoded video stream is transmitted simultaneously over multiple channels. However, this solution incurs a high transmission cost. To address this issue, it is necessary to use more efficient video encoding methods that can make the video stream robust to noise. Moreover it should have a less complexity to adapt to the real time requirement. In this paper, we propose a low-complexity, low-latency 2-channel Multiple Description Coding (MDC) solution with an adaptive Instantaneous Decoder Refresh (IDR) frame period, which is compatible with the HEVC standard with adaptive redundancy adjustment. This method shows a better resistance to high packet loss rates with lower complexity.