Fast coeff_token decoding method and new memory architecture design for an efficient H.264/AVC context-based adaptive variable length coding decoder

Yong Ho Moon; Kun Su Yoon; Seok-Woon Ha

doi:10.1117/1.3274970

1 December 2009 Fast coeff_token decoding method and new memory architecture design for an efficient H.264/AVC context-based adaptive variable length coding decoder

Yong Ho Moon, Kun Su Yoon, Seok-Woon Ha

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 48, Issue 12, 127002 (December 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3274970

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A fast coeff_token decoding method based on new memory architecture is proposed to implement an efficient context-based adaptive variable length-coding (CAVLC) decoder. The heavy memory access needed in CAVLC decoding is a significant issue in designing a real system, such as digital multimedia broadcasting players, portable media players, and mobile phones with video, because it results in high power consumption and delay in operations. Recently, a new coeff_token variable-length decoding method has been suggested to achieve memory access reduction. However, it still requires a large portion of the total memory access in CAVLC decoding. In this work, an effective memory architecture is designed through careful examination of codewords in variable-length code tables. In addition, a novel fast decoding method is proposed to further reduce the memory accesses required for reconstructing the coeff_token element. Only one memory access is used for reconstructing each coeff_token element in the proposed method.

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Yong Ho Moon, Kun Su Yoon, and Seok-Woon Ha "Fast coeff_token decoding method and new memory architecture design for an efficient H.264/AVC context-based adaptive variable length coding decoder," Optical Engineering 48(12), 127002 (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3274970

Published: 1 December 2009

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