Packet loss resilient, scalable audio compression and streaming for IP networks

Current popular Internet audio streaming solutions impose a division between source coding (provided, for example, by MPEG Layer III-MP3) and channel coding, which is accomplished in the server, typically by means of packet retransmission. We present a novel joint source and channel coder which provides packet loss recovery and continuous bit rate scalability. These functionalities are well suited to streaming audio over 3/sup rd/ and future generation wireless broadband networks.