Feature Coding for Scalable Machine Vision

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10209v1
• Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:58:07 GMT
• Title: Feature Coding for Scalable Machine Vision
• Authors: Md Eimran Hossain Eimon, Juan Merlos, Ashan Perera, Hari Kalva, Velibor Adzic, Borko Furht,
• Abstract summary: Deep neural networks (DNNs) drive modern machine vision but are challenging to deploy on edge devices due to high compute demands.<n>This paper presents the design and performance of the Feature Coding Test Model (FCTM)<n>FCM offers a path for efficient and scalable deployment of intelligent features in bandwidth-limited and privacysensitive consumer applications.
• Score: 0.8240941653749977
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Deep neural networks (DNNs) drive modern machine vision but are challenging to deploy on edge devices due to high compute demands. Traditional approaches-running the full model on-device or offloading to the cloud face trade-offs in latency, bandwidth, and privacy. Splitting the inference workload between the edge and the cloud offers a balanced solution, but transmitting intermediate features to enable such splitting introduces new bandwidth challenges. To address this, the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) initiated the Feature Coding for Machines (FCM) standard, establishing a bitstream syntax and codec pipeline tailored for compressing intermediate features. This paper presents the design and performance of the Feature Coding Test Model (FCTM), showing significant bitrate reductions-averaging 85.14%-across multiple vision tasks while preserving accuracy. FCM offers a scalable path for efficient and interoperable deployment of intelligent features in bandwidth-limited and privacy-sensitive consumer applications.

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