Introduction

SPIHT is favored over EBCOT coding for equipment execution (Abidi1995; Taubman and Marcellin 2002; ITU-T Recommendation T.800 2002; Alhayani and Iihan 2021). Spot coder, in view of its ease, coding profitability, and low memory, is increasingly reasonable among the wavelet-based inserted coders for utilization in WMSN and VSN. A little memory rendition of the Spot picture coding calculation is needed for resources, such as handheld sight and sound contraptions and VSN/WMSN (Alhauani 2020; Hasan and Alhayani 2021). In this context, we present an audit of various cooperative communication strategies and cooperative image transmission methods to achieve the trade-off between image quality (Alhayani et al. 2021a; Kwekha-Rashid et al. 2021; Al-Hayani and Ilhan 2020) and intensity of image transmission. Before presenting the proposed model, this section presents the review of recent and conventional techniques for cooperative image transmission, it is exhibited that for weight and transmission, utilizing JPEG is more inefficient than while transmitting the image without weight (Alhayani and Ilhan 2017; Al Hayani and Ilhan 2020; Alhayani et al. 2021b,c; Wang et al. 2009).

In Sect. 1.1, various cooperative communication techniques are proposed for the cooperative diversity and relay selection. In Sect. 2, the image transmission cooperative communication techniques are reviewed. In Sect. 2.1, all other related works, such as image compression and cryptographic methods, that are referred to in this research are examined.

Works on cooperative communications enhancement

Zimmermann et al. (2003) were first to propose the concept of cooperative diversity to efficiently and effectively mitigate the impact of multi-path fading in a wireless network across multiple layers (Ma 2010; Laneman et al. 2004; Laneman and Wornell 2002; Zimmermann et al. 2003). In the seminal work, they have proposed energy-efficient cooperation algorithms and show how to deploy them on various network architectures. These techniques employ a set of devices known as relaying terminals which provide spatial diversity at the cost of increased complexity, power consumption (Laneman 2002; Shapiro 1993; Said and Pearlman 1996; Adireddy et al. 2002), and bandwidth utilization (Wang et al. 2008). The authors have stated that the structure is fit for accomplishing full spatial assorted variety conditioned to the number of antennas at the transmitter and that the number of relaying terminals should be equal (Pearlman et al. 2004; Tao et al. 2016).

Laneman et al. (2002) proposed space–time architecture for a cooperative relaying system with Alamouti space–time block codes. The new system architecture is capable of mitigating multipath fading by exploiting spatial diversity in cooperative communication system. Authors have demonstrated that the proposed framework architecture achieves a full reasonable variety request and provides higher spectral efficiency benefits than conventional schemes.

Shapiro (1993) studied the application of cooperative diversity schemes for systems with realistic receivers and limited modulation alphabets. Authors have found that under this situation, to achieve full diversity, adaptive relaying protocols must be used.

Said and Pearlman (1996) analyzed cooperative diversity schemes using fixed, selection, and incremental relay selection techniques. Authors have analyzed framework performance as far as outage probability is concerned and found that for all of the cooperative diversity schemes, except decode-and-forward, they achieve full diversity.

Literature review

In Adireddy et al. (2002), the author presented an inventive image-pixel-position data-based asset designation collaboration so as to enhance image transmission quality with serious vitality-spending limitation for image applications in WMSNs. Furthermore, it investigates these particularly unique significance levels among image data streams. System assets were ideally dispensed across PHY, Macintosh, and Application layers with respect to between portion reliance; vitality viability is guaranteed while the picture transmission quality is advanced. Results of this research have claimed the adequacy of the proposed approach to achieving the best possible image quality and vitality effectiveness.

In Wang et al. (2008), the author proposed a community-oriented transmission plot for picture sensors to use between-the-sensor associations with pick-the-transmission and security sharing examples. A methodology was suggested for mystery image sharing on various center points. Distinct ways for image conveyance were to accomplish high security with no key scattering and therefore the key administration-related issues did not exist. The energy productivity was another real commitment made by the creator. This plan did not just enable each picture sensor to transmit perfect divisions of verified pictures through fitting transmission routes in a crucial and capable manner but also, in addition, gave inconsistent insurance to covered image locales by way of determination and versatile BER necessity.

In Pearlman et al. (2004), they employed collaborative signal upgrade to achieve energy-proficient image transmissions in WSNs. A community signal upgrade approach was convincing because of its skill to spare individual vitality consumption by spreading absolute transmission utilization over various sensors. Singular parcels portraying an implanted wavelet-encoded image show an essentially inconsistent commitment towards image quality. Utilizing this reality, they planned a methodology of adequately choosing the quantity of community-oriented sensors for every parcel transmission to accomplish the highest conceivable image quality even in a given limited transmission energy utilization spending plan.

In Tao et al. (2016), the author proposed to direct blast mishap impacts by spreading out bundles as indicated by each image locale's pre-determined transmission. Trial results exhibit that their method can not merely improve image transmission quality but also extend the lifetime of the visual sensor.

In Aziz and Pham (2013), image transmission methodology for remote sensor frameworks joined wavelet-based picture deterioration and agreeable correspondence. With this approach, the authors used SDF participation, so a hand-off center works together with the source by sending only a lower-objective adjustment of the first picture acquired using DWT. The creator asserted that the proposed SDF-DWT procedure is more capable than non-helpful single-bob and multi-hop, additionally defeating the standard SDF systems. Likewise, they stated that the energy efficiency of IDF, without the need of a pointer channel, could be achieved in this manner.

In Mukhopadhyay et al. (2009), the author introduced ideal Viterbi-based complete variety grouping recognition (TVSD) for groundbreaking picture/video unraveling in remote sensor frameworks. They proposed a novel plan for robust recreation, in view of absolute variety regularization (Boluk et al. 2011; Grgić et al. 2001; Xia et al. 2011; Baldoni et al. 2016; Aslam et al. 2016), towards picture/video correspondence in mixed media remote sensor frameworks. They decided the ideal joint source-channel decoder as the blend of a most extreme likelihood cost work and an anisotropic complete variety standard-based regularization factor (Ur Rehman et al. 2016; Heng et al. 2017; Liu et al. 2018; Liao et al. 2017; Ye et al. 2010b). Likewise, it was exhibited that the trellis-based Viterbi decoder can be used for good picture entertainment using changed all-out variety state and branch measurements.

In (Manhas et al. 2012), the author helpfully transferred picture transmission structure, through which showed that their approach was more efficient for transmitting astounding images through battery-restricted smartphone platforms. Figure 3.1 shows the system model designed by the author (Fig. 1).

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One-way cooperative communication image transmission model

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In Grgić et al. (2001), the author developed the vitality-effective image transmission approach in remote multimedia sensor systems. In this approach, image transmission over multi-bounce WSN was demonstrated to be feasible, utilizing a combination of vitality-productive handling architecture and a reliable application layer convention that diminished packet mistake rate as well as re-transmissions. The system model designed by the author is shown in Fig. 2.

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2D-DWT decomposition

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In Xia et al. (2011), the author proposed a novel item: a closeness model and picture transmission plan for WMSN. The proposed arrangement was assessed dependent on in-center imperativeness use and reproduced picture with PSNR. The proposed methodology spared 95% of the center point essentialness with the gotten picture PSNR of 46 DB when contrasted with another cutting edge approach.

In Baldoni et al. (2016), the most recent approach for productive picture transmission over Zigbee-based picture sensor frameworks is shown. The creator introduced two-picture transmission methodologies that are driven by unwavering quality and constant deliberations to move JPEG pictures over Zigbee-based sensor frameworks. By including two bytes counter in the header of the information parcel, they effectively handled the rehashed information brought about by the re-transmission component in the conventional Zigbee framework layer. They structured a productive re-transmission and affirmation instrument in the Zigbee application layer. By grouping different information-gathering occasions, they furnished information parcels with differential responses and assurance that picture bundles can be moved promptly even with an enormous number of re-transmissions. The experimental outcomes led to the claim that making an image program over Zigbee-based sensor systems is effective.

In Aslam et al. (2016), the authors talked about the various approaches for information dependability, transmission, and weight for correspondence in remote sensor frameworks. In Ur Rehman et al. (2016), Heng et al. (2017), mention is made of some past works about image and data transmission techniques for WSNs. The systems examined demonstrate their adequacy in various ways; in any case, there are as yet a couple of pitfalls which need to be addressed while dealing with brilliant picture transmissions cooperatively in WSNs, for example, over-the-top vitality utilization while preparing proceeds with picture transmit to attain the broadcast flanked by picture excellence and generosity of picture transmission. There are different picture smooth procedures that are accessible and assessed in picture handling (Liu et al. 2018; Liao et al. 2017).

In Ye et al. (2010b), the investigation over the various image compression methods to minimize the energy consumption, computational efforts, and enhancing the image quality and coding for sensor network communications is presented. The study of different image transmission models is also discussed and evaluated in terms of energy consumption.

In Manhas et al. (2012), a new framework is suggested for WMSN in which the algorithm for disseminated picture pressure proposed to lessen the vitality utilization of sensor hubs while transmitting the images.

In Ahmad et al. (2017), a recent study investigated the advantages of a cooperative broadcast transmission approach compared to conventional orthogonal methods for future wireless sensor networks. This study detailed how to use cooperative transmission models, such as DF and AF, based on experimental investigations. For the fault tolerance and error corrections, we studied the recent methods which will be utilized for the relay’s faults and error correction functionalities.

Other recent methods

In Song et al. (2019), Hassen (2008), Li et al. (2017), Al-Hayani and IIhan (2020), Ye (2010), another strategy is clarified wherein by partaking QR decay and compacted detecting, the remaking issue of complex systems beneath the info clamor is tackled (Mammeri et al. 2012; Chew et al. 2008; Wang et al. 2009). The approach developed the amount framework by Gaussian commotion; consequently, the meager info network can be reproduced by compacted detecting. For work requested without the control input, the strategy for compacted detecting could not prevail for remaking such complicated systems in which the conditions of hubs were produced through the direct system framework (Sudhakar et al. 2005; Singh et al. 2016a; Kumar and Ghose 2011).

The conventional methods reported for image quality improvement need to redesign while considering the requisite for less processing time and power requirements at sensor nodes (Rani and Agarwal 2009; Zhang and Liu 2011; Yang et al. 2010; Wang et al. 2010,2011). In this paper, the first research contribution is proposed in which the one-way cooperative image transmission model is designed. The key highlights of this contribution are:

  • Adaptive and lightweight picture quality improvement algorithm at together the transmitter and recipient finish.

  • Design of balanced DWT-based picture pressure method with the target of commotion concealment.

  • Simply the speculation coefficient is used for balance and demodulation to restrain. In Sect. 3, the proposed framework model and algorithms are introduced. In Sect. 4, the simulation environment in which the background about the simulation tool, experimental requirements, data set, and performance metrics are described. In Sect. 5, the reproduction results and similar examination are displayed. In Sect. 6, conclusion.

System model and design

Figure 1 demonstrates the proposed single direction multi-jump agreeable image transmission structure model for the remote system. The (T) node plays out the picture quality development first and then the picture is compressed using the 2D-DWT approach. The tweak and IFFT tasks are implemented on a packed estimation square of the picture. The picture packages are forwarded R node over AWGN. Next to the relay hubs (Rn), the DF (translate forward) strategy is received. At the gatherer focus point (D), all procedures are implemented in a switched way so as to remake the first image transmitted over the wireless cooperative system.

The Eq. (1) displays the set of RR hub that is in charge of relaying the information starting with one relay hub, then onto the next in a multi-hop wireless communication;

$$ {\text{RR}} = \left\{ {r_{i} | \, r_{j} ,M_{j} , \, d_{ij} } \right\}, $$
(1)

The transmitting of present squares is to the closest transfer center point. Transfer hub at that point detects the gotten information, applies the DF technique, and then transmits towards the next middle of the road RN or the received knob

$$ {\text{MR}} = \left\{ {M_{j} | \, r_{i} , \, d_{i,j} } \right\}i \, e j. $$
(2)

Each relay in RR node or MR node according to the presently T node requests. Figure 3 is additionally deteriorated in different algorithms depicted ahead (Figs. 4, 5).

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Original image at the transmitter

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Pre-processed image at the transmitter

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Decompressed image at the receiver end

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In algorithm 1, the information picture is received at any sender node to broadcast in excess of the remote framework or at the gatherer got from the transmitter. The target of calculation 1 is to get better the idea of the image, it might be debased because of various conditions either at getting contraption or in the remote transmit channel. In this calculation, to enhance the quality and shield the originality of image substance, we used two-picture filtering strategies: laplacian and ordinary separating.

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The Laplacian on information image features the regions of critical force change in image (Chai and Bouzerdoum 2001; Skodras et al. 2001; Kodali 2014; Xu et al. 2012; Jasmi et al. 2015). This Laplacian strategy is as often as possible utilized in picture smoothing operations so as to limit noise sensitivity. This capacity takes a grayscale (2D) picture as information and produces the sifted grayscale (2D) image as yield. The Laplacian LF (p, q) of a picture with pixel power esteems I (p, q) is expressed as:

$$\mathrm{LF}\left(p,q\right)={ abla }^{2}\frac{{\partial }^{2}\mathrm{I}}{{\partial \mathrm{p}}^{2}}+\frac{{\partial }^{2}\mathrm{I}}{{\partial \mathrm{q}}^{2}}.$$
(3)

where \({ abla }^{2}\) shows to the convolution filter and ∂ sigma value second address picture. The channel at the data picture is expressed as:

$${ abla }^{2}=\frac{4}{\alpha +1}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{\alpha }{4}& \frac{1-\alpha }{4}& \frac{\alpha }{4}\\ \frac{1-\alpha }{4}& -1& \frac{1-\alpha }{4}\\ \frac{\alpha }{4}& \frac{1-\alpha }{4}& \frac{\alpha }{4}\end{array}\right].$$
(4)

After Eq. (4), the separating, next, we associated the rate channel on the data picture. The average channel is a straightforward spatial channel reliant on sliding-window which substitutes inside a motivating force in the window with the normal of all the pixel respects in that specified skylight.

The advantages of using two-dimension discrete wavelet transform in excess of the one-dimension discrete wavelet transform expounded in underneath as:

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In one-dimension discrete wavelet transform, the basis image s of size N is parcelled into two coefficients. The length of every coefficient is:

$$ \left[ {\left( {N - {1}} \right)/{2}} \right] \, + \, L. $$
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where N is the length of the picture, and L is the width and the subtleties in three information (LH, HL, HH). The compression brought about four squares of the information picture (Singh et al. 2016b; Krishna et al. 2018; Stoyanov 2016; Alshibani and Ibrahim 2015).

The measure of radio recurrence picture must be sent to QPSK dependably is a large portion of that needed for BPSK signals, which thus prepares for extra clients on the waterway. Hereafter the QPSK modulation technique is utilized in this work. At the gatherer end (Yuan 2011; Pappachan and Baby 2015; Gonzalez and Woods 1992; Chauhan and Mishra 2018), the Fourier examination is mainly worn to change over the sign as of its unique area (often time or space) to a portrayal in the recurrence space and the other way around (Mohammed and Daham 2021; Mohammed 2021; Rashid 2021).

Calculation 3 demonstrates on the versatile. The MR focus points over. The square location is implemented by the DF strategy utilizing the furthest reaches of the DF strategy can be specified:

$$\mathrm{RDF }\left(\mathrm{OSR}\right)=\widehat{r}.$$
(6)

where \(\hat{r}\) implies the decoded/perceived information at the R node point, OSR presents to the first information from source S to beneficiary R for capacity fDF. For QPSK modulation, DF location capacity can be agreed as:

$$ f_{{{\text{DF}}}} \left( {{\text{OSR}}} \right) = {\text{sgn}}\left( {{\text{OSR}}} \right), $$
(7)

where sgn (.) is the symbol capacity and demonstrates the QPSK intonation. The acknowledgment is capacity reliant on got data. Later than demodulation, we associated the wavelet denoising on theory square to cover the bustle as of the picture data (it happens because of the unmistakable framework). This method is associated with the estimation.

And there is disturbance NR installed in \({I}_{1}\) while adhering to the remote system towards relay center point R. By then, estimation coefficient at R center point is:

$${I}_{1}^{\mathrm{R}}= {I}_{1}+ {N}_{\mathrm{R}}.$$
(8)

where \({I}_{1}^{R}\) is the uproarious surmise coefficient at current R node. Along these lines, to cover the clamor ovel hybrid method.

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The procedure is repeated at every one of the relays; still, the proposed beneficiary gets all the picture blocks. The operation at the recipient hub is clarified in calculation 4 ahead. The beneficiary side achieved reverse DWT to replicate the picture from the gotten squares. To cover the clamor implanted in the remote data move stage, we did another time useful computation 1 to get better the acquired picture quality.

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Simulation environment

Dataset

For image transmission in a cooperative wireless communication system, we used the MATLAB images data set for performance evaluations. We performed the experiment on a total of sixty-five images from the book Digital Image Processing (DIP) Images. Table 1 shows some of the sample images from this data set.

Table 1 Sample examples of DIP book images
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Performance metrics

To assess the exhibition of the proposed model, we consider both image quality evaluation metrics and data rates evaluation metrics, such as BER, PSNR, Mean Square Error (MSE), and transmission time.

$$ {\text{BER }} = \, N_{{{\text{err}}}} /N_{{{\text{bits}}}} . $$
(9)

Nerr is the whole blunders, and Nbits is the whole bits sent.

MSE: The mean square mistake between the main picture T node to D node of picture. It is computed as:

$$\mathrm{MSE}=\frac{\sum_{M.N}[{I}_{1}\left(m, n\right)-{I}_{2}(\mathrm{m}, n){]}^{2}}{M*N}.$$
(10)

PSNR: PSNR is computed using the MSE. The PSNR between the original pictures transmitted from the T node and received picture at the D node. It is computed as:

$$\mathrm{PSNR}=10{\mathrm{Log}}_{10}\left(\frac{{\mathrm{R}}^{2}}{\mathrm{MSE}}\right).$$
(11)

where M is info picture T and N is gotten picture D.

Results and discussion

As per the objective of this contribution, the one-way cooperative image transmission model is designed and evaluated. We also present the reproduction results and their relative examination with ongoing systems and recent techniques. The parameters described above are considered for performance evaluations. The energy efficiency is out of the scope of this contribution and will be focused on in the next chapter. Before presenting the evaluations, we offer the transmitter and receiver activities while performing image transmission.

At the transmitter node, the input image (Fig. 3) is first processed by applying algorithm 1 in which the filtering is performed to improve the quality of the image before the transmission (Fig. 6). After the pre-processing, the DWT-based image compression technique is applied in which the four coefficients are extracted as shown in Fig. 7.

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Pre-processed final image received at the receiver end

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Image compression using DWT

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Each compressed coefficient of image is further applied for modulation and transmitted over the noisy wireless channel through the cooperative relay communications using the DF technique. At the collector end, all the picture squares are received and the first decompression applied. Figure 8 shows the output of the decompressed version at the receiver end.

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Average PSNR ratio

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After the decompression and demodulation, we receive the original image at the receiver end. However, due to noisy wireless, the quality of image degrades. Therefore, we connected the pre-processing algorithm to improve the nature of the picture at the recipient end. Figure 9 shows the final image received. Table 2 shows the outcome of other images in dataset.

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PSNR vs. R nodes

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Table 2 Transmitted and received images using the proposed model
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The results for the above images are measured in table below (Fig. 10).

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BER vs. SNR performance analysis

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Comparison of the results of the proposed methodology with state-of-the-art comparative strategies for the most part for the picture quality analysis was done. Table 2.4 shows the ratio PSNR comparative analysis (Table 3).

Table 3 BER, PSNR, time s ratio
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In Table 3, the image quality with breaking focuses on BER ratio with the least preparing time. The near investigation is performed regarding PSNR values against the state-of-workmanship techniques shown in Table 4. The results show that developed procedure improves all the conditions of workmanship techniques exhibited in the later past. On the off chance that the PSNR results demonstrate the improvement, at that point, BERs are additionally improved for the system design technique as we took a gander at state-of-craftsmanship image transmission strategies. The consequence of PSNR improved utilizing the proposed technique as a result of using wavelet denoising just as separate clamor sifting capacities at transmitter and recipient. The beneath figures are demonstrating the diagrams for various re-enactment arrangements. The consequences of Table 4 are shown in Fig. 1.

Table 4 Comparative analysis of average PSNR
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Figure 11 shows the PSNR results at each hand-off hub which is expanding from 1 to 2. On the off chance that the number of intermediate hubs is rising, at that point, the picture nature of transmitting is diminished. Our proposed strategy demonstrates better execution in the two diagrams; as it was normal, PSNR ought to be more and MSE ought to be less.

Similarly, BER result of the system design shows that for each SNR level, the exhibition of BER is less when contrasted with cutting edge arrangements, as appeared in Fig. 12. As observed in the figure, the proposed methodology of helpful picture transmission utilizing the QPSK tweak method shows minimum BER as compared to the 1D-DWT compression technique and methodology. The performance shows improvement in image quality as well as the data rate using the proposed model of this section.

Conclusion

This research is towards the one-way efficient cooperative image transmission designed and evaluated in this chapter. The image broadcast is implemented over the AWGN as of trade to communication. At hand-off hubs, a versatile DF strategy intended to identify, unravel, re-encode, and self-assured over the AWGN operation is employed. The result of BER and PSNR is contrasted with the grades of preceding techniques. There is an essential enhancement in picture spread exhibitions that use the system design process. In any case, the challenge of secure transmission and energy efficiency does matter.