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Coding into a source: a direct inverse Rate-Distortion theorem

Mukul Agarwal, Anant Sahai, Sanjoy Mitter

cs.ITarXiv:cs/0610142

Abstract

Shannon proved that if we can transmit bits reliably at rates larger than the rate distortion function R(D), then we can transmit this source to within a distortion D. We answer the converse question ``If we can transmit a source to within a distortion D, can we transmit bits reliably at rates less than the rate distortion function?'' in the affirmative. This can be viewed as a direct converse of the rate distortion theorem.

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