Generative Feature Imputing - A Technique for Error-resilient Semantic Communication

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17957v2
• Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:35:18 GMT
• Title: Generative Feature Imputing - A Technique for Error-resilient Semantic Communication
• Authors: Jianhao Huang, Qunsong Zeng, Hongyang Du, Kaibin Huang,
• Abstract summary: This paper proposes a novel framework, termed generative feature imputing, which comprises three key techniques.<n>First, we introduce a spatial error concentration packetization strategy that spatially concentrates feature distortions by encoding feature elements based on their channel mappings.<n>Second, we propose a generative feature imputing method that utilizes a diffusion model to efficiently reconstruct missing features caused by packet losses.<n>Third, we develop a semantic-aware power allocation scheme that enables unequal error protection by allocating transmission power according to the semantic importance of each packet.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Semantic communication (SemCom) has emerged as a promising paradigm for achieving unprecedented communication efficiency in sixth-generation (6G) networks by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to extract and transmit the underlying meanings of source data. However, deploying SemCom over digital systems presents new challenges, particularly in ensuring robustness against transmission errors that may distort semantically critical content. To address this issue, this paper proposes a novel framework, termed generative feature imputing, which comprises three key techniques. First, we introduce a spatial error concentration packetization strategy that spatially concentrates feature distortions by encoding feature elements based on their channel mappings, a property crucial for both the effectiveness and reduced complexity of the subsequent techniques. Second, building on this strategy, we propose a generative feature imputing method that utilizes a diffusion model to efficiently reconstruct missing features caused by packet losses. Finally, we develop a semantic-aware power allocation scheme that enables unequal error protection by allocating transmission power according to the semantic importance of each packet. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed framework outperforms conventional approaches, such as Deep Joint Source-Channel Coding (DJSCC) and JPEG2000, under block fading conditions, achieving higher semantic accuracy and lower Learned Perceptual Image Patch Similarity (LPIPS) scores.

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