TokCom-UEP: Semantic Importance-Matched Unequal Error Protection for Resilient Image Transmission

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Main Authors: Zhang, Kaizheng, Jin, Zuolin, Cheng, Zhihang, Zeng, Ming, Qiao, Li, Fei, Zesong
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author Zhang, Kaizheng
Jin, Zuolin
Cheng, Zhihang
Zeng, Ming
Qiao, Li
Fei, Zesong
author_facet Zhang, Kaizheng
Jin, Zuolin
Cheng, Zhihang
Zeng, Ming
Qiao, Li
Fei, Zesong
contents Based on the provided LaTeX code, here is the metadata for the submission form: Title: TokCom-UEP: Semantic Importance-Matched Unequal Error Protection for Resilient Image Transmission Author(s): Kaizheng Zhang, Zuolin Jin, Zhihang Cheng, Ming Zeng, Li Qiao, Zesong Fei Abstract: Token communication (TokCom), an emerging semantic communication framework powered by Large Multimodal Model (LMM), has become a key paradigm for resilient data transmission in 6G networks. A key limitation of existing TokCom designs lies in the assumption of uniform token importance, which leads to the adoption of equal error protection (EEP). However, compressed one-dimensional (1D) token sequences inherently exhibit heterogeneous semantic importance hierarchies, rendering EEP schemes suboptimal. To address this, this paper proposes TokCom-UEP, a novel semantic importance-matched unequal error protection (UEP) framework designed for resilient image transmission. TokCom-UEP integrates rateless UEP coding with the non-uniform semantic importance of tokens by partitioning source tokens into nested expanding windows, assigning higher selection probabilities to windows containing critical tokens to ensure their prioritized recovery. Simulation results demonstrate that TokCom-UEP outperforms EEP schemes in terms of three core semantic restoration metrics and spectral efficiency under low-overhead conditions.
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spellingShingle TokCom-UEP: Semantic Importance-Matched Unequal Error Protection for Resilient Image Transmission
Zhang, Kaizheng
Jin, Zuolin
Cheng, Zhihang
Zeng, Ming
Qiao, Li
Fei, Zesong
Image and Video Processing
Cryptography and Security
Based on the provided LaTeX code, here is the metadata for the submission form: Title: TokCom-UEP: Semantic Importance-Matched Unequal Error Protection for Resilient Image Transmission Author(s): Kaizheng Zhang, Zuolin Jin, Zhihang Cheng, Ming Zeng, Li Qiao, Zesong Fei Abstract: Token communication (TokCom), an emerging semantic communication framework powered by Large Multimodal Model (LMM), has become a key paradigm for resilient data transmission in 6G networks. A key limitation of existing TokCom designs lies in the assumption of uniform token importance, which leads to the adoption of equal error protection (EEP). However, compressed one-dimensional (1D) token sequences inherently exhibit heterogeneous semantic importance hierarchies, rendering EEP schemes suboptimal. To address this, this paper proposes TokCom-UEP, a novel semantic importance-matched unequal error protection (UEP) framework designed for resilient image transmission. TokCom-UEP integrates rateless UEP coding with the non-uniform semantic importance of tokens by partitioning source tokens into nested expanding windows, assigning higher selection probabilities to windows containing critical tokens to ensure their prioritized recovery. Simulation results demonstrate that TokCom-UEP outperforms EEP schemes in terms of three core semantic restoration metrics and spectral efficiency under low-overhead conditions.
title TokCom-UEP: Semantic Importance-Matched Unequal Error Protection for Resilient Image Transmission
topic Image and Video Processing
Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.22859