Testbed for Semantic Compression-Based Networked Immersion Using Boston Dynamics Spot
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Abstract
This work introduces a practical implementation of the cXR+ semantic compression method within a real-world test environment. Utilizing a Boston Dynamics' Spot Dog robot, cXR+ is deployed over a network where the robot semantically compresses data from its physical surroundings. It uses color-codes (CCs) to convey the essential information needed to recreate an immersive environment at the destination. Creating an immersive environment typically involves five phases, each producing a specific output: calibration, registration, volume reconstruction, marching cubes, and rendering. In the cXR+ approach, the volume reconstruction phase is replaced by a client-side virtual network function (VNF) that compresses the registered point cloud into CCs. These CCs are transmitted over the network to a server-side VNF, which decodes them to generate voxel frames, completing the volume reconstruction. We evaluate the cXR+ method against baseline approaches such as raw data transmission, JPG/PNG compression, and compute-and-send techniques. The results demonstrate that cXR+ achieves the highest compression ratio of 98% and the lowest aggregate compression and transmission latency of 0.83 seconds, validating the findings presented in [1].
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum, FNWF 2024 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 331-336 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 979-8-3503-7949-5 |
| ISBN (print) | 979-8-3503-7950-1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2025 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF) |
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| ISSN | 2770-7660 |
Conference
| Title | 2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum |
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| Abbreviated title | FNWF 2024 |
| Duration | 15 - 17 October 2024 |
| Website | |
| Location | Raffles Dubai |
| City | Dubai |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/203069125 |
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Keywords
- Boston Dynamics, Communication network, Functional compression, Semantic compression, Virtual reality, Volumetric semantic compression