Streaming Codes for Three-Node Relay Networks With Burst Erasures

Learn about streaming codes for three-node relay networks in this technical seminar presented by Dr. M. Nikhil Krishnan at the Centre for Networked Intelligence, IISc. Explore how packet-level erasure codes enable delay-constrained recovery of message packets in real-time interactive communication when faced with packet losses. Examine a specific three-node configuration involving source-relay and relay-destination links, focusing on scenarios where packet bursts are lost on both links. Discover how existing techniques can be used to establish a simple upper bound on streaming code rates, and understand a novel streaming code construction that approaches this theoretical limit. The presentation includes collaborative research findings with Vinayak Ramkumar and Myna Vajha, offering valuable insights into improving reliability in networked communication systems.