Distributed Source Coding Using Constrained-Random-Number Generators

Abstract

This paper investigates the general distributed lossless/lossy source coding formulated by Jana and Blahut. Their multi-letter rate-distortion region, an alternative to the region derived by Yang and Qin, is characterized by entropy functions for arbitrary general correlated sources. Achievability is shown by constructing a code based on constrained-random number generators.

arXiv comment25 pages, this is the extended version of the paper submitted to ISIT2024, appendices are the revision of arXiv:2206.00792, (v2) add Refs. [10][31], (v3) fix typos