{"title":"Topocode: Topologically Informed Error Detection and Correction in Image Communication Systems","authors":"Hongzhi Guo","doi":"10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3550131","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Immersive communication technologies such as eXtended Reality (XR) and holographic-type communications require high-data-rate low-latency services. Due to the massive amount of transmitted data, bit-level metrics cannot comprehensively evaluate the Quality-of-Experience (QoE) in these scenarios. This letter proposes Topocode which leverages Topological Data Analysis (TDA) and persistent homology to encode topological information for message-level error detection and correction in image communication systems. It introduces minimal redundancy while enabling effective data reconstruction, especially in low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) scenarios. Topocode offers a promising approach to meet the demands of next-generation communication systems prioritizing message-level integrity.","PeriodicalId":13197,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Communications Letters","volume":"29 5","pages":"1003-1007"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Communications Letters","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10921659/","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"TELECOMMUNICATIONS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Immersive communication technologies such as eXtended Reality (XR) and holographic-type communications require high-data-rate low-latency services. Due to the massive amount of transmitted data, bit-level metrics cannot comprehensively evaluate the Quality-of-Experience (QoE) in these scenarios. This letter proposes Topocode which leverages Topological Data Analysis (TDA) and persistent homology to encode topological information for message-level error detection and correction in image communication systems. It introduces minimal redundancy while enabling effective data reconstruction, especially in low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) scenarios. Topocode offers a promising approach to meet the demands of next-generation communication systems prioritizing message-level integrity.
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The IEEE Communications Letters publishes short papers in a rapid publication cycle on advances in the state-of-the-art of communication over different media and channels including wire, underground, waveguide, optical fiber, and storage channels. Both theoretical contributions (including new techniques, concepts, and analyses) and practical contributions (including system experiments and prototypes, and new applications) are encouraged. This journal focuses on the physical layer and the link layer of communication systems.