通过选择性替换中间层卷积,实现图像无线传输轻量化编码。
Selective Depthwise Separable Convolution for Lightweight Joint Source-Channel Coding in Wireless Image Transmission

- 按比例和位置选择性替换标准卷积为深度可分离卷积
- 中间层替换在降低计算量的同时保持良好重建质量
- 适合资源受限的边缘设备部署
深度可分离卷积(DSConv)层已被成功应用于基于深度学习的联合源信道编码(JSCC)系统以降低计算复杂度。然而,针对无线图像传输中标准卷积层在不同层级与比例下被DSConv层替代的系统性研究仍不充分。本文提出一种可配置的轻量化JSCC框架,采用选择性替换策略,支持在不同位置和比例下灵活替换。通过调整替换比例,获得具有不同计算复杂度的模型,并分析其对重建性能的影响。进一步研究了在固定替换比例下,编码器与解码器不同深度处替换对重建质量的影响。结果表明,在编码器和解码器的中间层进行卷积到深度可分离卷积的替换,可实现优异的复杂度-性能权衡,揭示了深度学习型JSCC系统的层间冗余特性。大量实验表明,该框架在仅带来轻微性能下降的情况下实现了显著的参数压缩,为资源受限的边缘设备提供了灵活的复杂度-性能调节能力。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Depthwise separable convolutional (DSConv) layers have been successfully applied to deep learning (DL)-based joint source-channel coding (JSCC) schemes to reduce computational complexity. However, a systematic investigation of the layerwise and ratio-wise replacement of standard convolutional (Conv) layers with DSConv layers in JSCC systems for wireless image transmission remains largely unexplored. In this letter, we propose a configurable lightweight JSCC framework that incorporates a selective replacement strategy, enabling flexible Conv-to-DSConv replacement at different replacement ratios and positions. By varying the replacement ratio, we obtain models with different computational complexities and analyze their impact on reconstruction performance. Furthermore, we investigate how replacements at different encoder and decoder depths influence reconstruction quality under a fixed replacement ratio. Our results show that Conv-to-DSConv replacement at the intermediate layers of the encoder and decoder achieves a favorable complexity-performance trade-off, revealing layer-wise redundancy in DL-based JSCC systems. Extensive experiments further demonstrate that the proposed framework achieves substantial parameter reduction with only slight performance degradation, enabling flexible complexity-performance trade-offs for resource-constrained edge devices.
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