Abstract: A routing establishing method for constructing a routing of a chain network including communication routers, each including a wired communication module, a wireless communication module, and a device configuration file. In a wired exploration procedure, exploration is performed by the source communication router through the wired communication module to obtain a wired communication status between the source and the destination communication routers. In a wireless exploration procedure, exploration is performed by the source communication router through the wireless communication module to obtain a wireless communication status between the source and the destination communication routers. In a routing decision procedure, next hop of the source communication router and whether the transmission routing is through the wired or the wireless communication module are determined and set according to the wired and the wireless communication status.

Abstract: Video processing methods and apparatuses for processing a current block in a current picture include receiving input data of the current block, determining a reference picture, determining whether picture sizes of the current and reference pictures are different, determining whether horizontal wraparound motion compensation is enabled for predicting the current block, performing motion compensation for the current block to obtain a reference block from the reference picture, and encoding or decoding the current block according to the reference block. Horizontal wraparound motion compensation is disabled when the picture sizes of the current and reference pictures are different.

Abstract: Method and apparatus of coding VR360 video sequence are disclosed, wherein wraparound motion compensation is included as a coding tool. According to the method, a bitstream corresponding to encoded data of the VR360 video sequence is generated at an encoder side or received at a decoder side, where the bitstream comprises one or more PPS syntaxes related to wraparound motion compensation information in a PPS (Picture Parameter Set). The VR360 video sequence is encoded at the encoder side or decoded at the decoder side based on the wraparound motion compensation information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter (ALF) processing of reconstructed video are disclosed. According to one implementation, a method receives reconstructed pixels of a current block and determines one or more clipping values for the ALF processing, wherein a target clipping value is always signaled at an encoder side or parsed at a decoder side even if the target clipping value is zero. The method then derives a current ALF output for the current block, wherein the current ALF output has a weighted sum of clipped differences and each of the original differences is calculated between a first reconstructed pixel at a non-center filter location and a center reconstructed pixel at a center filter location, and each of the original differences is clipped according to a corresponding clipping value to form one clipped difference. The method then provides filtered-reconstructed pixels.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video coding using Intra prediction are disclosed. In one method, a first prediction sample in an immediately right column of the current block and a second prediction sample in an immediately below row of the current block are derived using angular prediction. The first prediction sample and a left column reference sample in the same row as the first prediction sample are interpolated to generate a horizontal predictor. The second prediction sample and an above-row reference sample in the same column as the second prediction sample are interpolated to generate a vertical predictor. The vertical predictor and the horizontal predictor are linearly combined to generate an angular-planar prediction sample. In another method, a first predictor is generated using angular prediction and a second predictor is generated using planar prediction. The first predictor and the second predictor are linearly combined to generate a fused Intra predictor.

Abstract: In one method, the current block is partitioned into multiple final sub-blocks using one or more stages of sub-tree partition comprising ternary tree partition and at least one other-type partition, where ternary partition tree is excluded from the sub-tree partition if a current sub-tree depth associated with a current sub-block is greater than a first threshold and the first threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1. In another method, if a test condition is satisfied, the current block is encoded or decoded using a current Inter mode selected from a modified group of Inter tools, where the modified group of Inter tools is derived from an initial group of Inter tools by removing one or more first Inter tools from the initial group of Inter tools, replacing one or more second Inter tools with one or more complexity-reduced Inter tools, or both.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video coding incorporating enhanced multiple transform (EMT) are disclosed. According to one method, the number of candidates for EMT in the horizontal direction or vertical direction is reduced depending on the current block size. According to another method, an EMT flag, one or more EMT indices or both are signalled only if the total number of non-zero coefficients in at least a part of the 2D coefficient block is greater than a threshold, where the threshold is equal to 1 or larger. A method and apparatus for video coding using non-separable secondary transform (NSST) are disclosed. According to this method, a total number of non-zero first coefficients in a partial block of the 2D coefficient block is determined and used to determine whether to apply the NSST process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for block partition in video encoding and decoding are disclosed. According to one method of the present invention, input data associated with a current block in a current picture are received, wherein the current block comprises a luma block and a chroma block to be encoded or decoded, and wherein a minimum block size is constrained to be no greater than a constrained minimum size for the luma block regardless of whether a dual partition tree or a single partition tree is used for the current block. The luma block is partitioned into one or more luma leaf blocks and the chroma block into one or more chroma leaf blocks using the dual partition tree or the single partition tree. Said one or more luma leaf blocks and said one or more chroma leaf blocks are encoded or decoded.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter (ALF) processing of reconstructed video are disclosed. According to one method, clipping values for the ALF processing are determined depending on a bit depth of a center reconstructed pixel. A current ALF output for the current block is derived, where the current ALF output comprises a weighted sum of clipped differences of original differences and each of the original differences is calculated between a first reconstructed pixel at a non-center filter location and the center reconstructed pixel, and each of the original differences is clipped according to a corresponding clipping value to form one clipped difference. In another method, a target clipping value is always signaled at an encoder side or parsed at a decoder side even if the target clipping value is zero. In another method, the clipping values are encoded or decoded using a fixed-length code.

Abstract: Encoding methods and apparatuses include receiving input video data of a current block in a current picture and applying a Cross-Component Adaptive Loop Filter (CCALF) processing on the current block based on cross-component filter coefficients to refine chroma components of the current block according to luma sample values. The method further includes signaling two Adaptive Loop Filter (ALF) signal flags and two CCALF signal flags in an Adaptation Parameter Set (APS) with an APS parameter type equal to ALF or parsing two ALF signal flags and two CCALF signal flags from an APS with an APS parameter type equal to ALF, signaling or parsing one or more Picture Header (PH) CCALF syntax elements or Slice Header (SH) CCALF syntax elements, wherein both ALF and CCALF signaling are present either in a PH or SH, and encoding or decoding the current block in the current picture.

Abstract: Exemplary video processing methods and apparatuses for encoding or decoding a current block by bi-directional prediction. Multiple weight sets are utilized for blending List 0 and List 1 predictors, and the selection among multiple weight sets may be implicitly determined based on video information. Each weight set is composed of multiple candidate weights, and one candidate weight is selected for the current block. A weight pair associated with the selected weight for the current block is used for weighted averaging List 0 and List 1 predictors of the current block to generate a final inter predictor. The video processing methods and apparatuses encode or decode the current block according to the final inter predictor of the current block.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of video encoding video coding for a video encoder or decoder using Neural Network (NN) are disclosed. According to this method, the multiple frames in a video sequence comprises multiple segments, where each of the multiple segments comprises a set of frames. The NN (Neural Network) processing is applied to a target signal in one or more encoded frames of a target segment in the encoder side or to the target signal in one or more decoded frames of the target segment in the decoder side using one NN parameter set for the target segment. The target signal may correspond to reconstructed residual, reconstructed output, de-blocked output, SAO (sample adaptive offset) output, ALF (adaptive loop filter) output, or a combination thereof. In another embodiment, the NN processing is applied to a target signal only in one or more specific encoded or decoded frames.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video coding using Intra prediction are disclosed. In one method, a first prediction sample in an immediately right column of the current block and a second prediction sample in an immediately below row of the current block are derived using angular prediction. The first prediction sample and a left column reference sample in the same row as the first prediction sample are interpolated to generate a horizontal predictor. The second prediction sample and an above-row reference sample in the same column as the second prediction sample are interpolated to generate a vertical predictor. The vertical predictor and the horizontal predictor are linearly combined to generate an angular-planar prediction sample. In another method, a first predictor is generated using angular prediction and a second predictor is generated using planar prediction. The first predictor and the second predictor are linearly combined to generate a fused Intra predictor.

Abstract: Method and apparatus of coding a video sequence, are disclosed. According to the method, a bitstream corresponding to encoded data of the video sequence is generated at an encoder side or received at a decoder side, where the bitstream complies with a bitstream conformance that one or more constraints are satisfied. The constraints are related to a set of RPR (Reference Picture Resampling) parameters including scaling window width or height of a current picture, scaling window width or height of a reference picture, current picture width or height, and maximum picture width or height specified for the video sequence. Scaling information for the RPR mode is derived using the set of RPR parameters. A target picture of the video sequence is then encoded at the encoder side or decoded at the decoder side by utilizing the scaling information when the RPR mode is enabled for the target picture.

Abstract: Encoding methods and apparatuses include applying a Cross-Component Adaptive Loop Filter (CCALF) processing on a current picture based on CCALF coefficients signaled in one or more Adaptive Loop Filter (ALF) Adaptation Parameter Sets (APSs) to refine one or more chroma components according to a luma component, signaling two ALF signal flags and two CCALF signal flags in each ALF APS or parsing two ALF signal flags and two CCALF signal flags from each ALF APS, and encoding or decoding the current picture. Values of the two ALF signal flags and the two CCALF signal flags in each ALF APS are not all equal to 0 to ensure none of the ALF APS is an empty APS.

Abstract: Video processing methods and apparatuses include receiving input data associated with a current picture composed of multiple Coding Tree Units (CTUs) for encoding or decoding, partitioning the current picture into one or more slices including raster scan slices or rectangular slices, and for each slice in the current picture, encoding or decoding each slice by always processing CTUs within each slice in a raster scan order. Each slice includes an integer number of complete CTUs in the current picture that are exclusively contained in a single Network Access Layer (NAL) unit. Tile partition and tile concept may be removed to reduce the coding complexity of video processing.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for constrained de-blocking filter are disclosed. One method receives input data related to a current block in a current picture at a video encoder side or a video bitstream corresponding to compressed data including the current block in the current picture at a video decoder side, and determines a first boundary associated with the current block, wherein the first boundary corresponds to one vertical boundary or one horizontal boundary of the current block. The method then applies de-blocking process to a reconstructed current block corresponding to the current block to result in a filtered-reconstructed current block, using a plurality of first reference samples at a same side of the first boundary, and replaces a first set of the first reference samples by one or more padding values. The method then generates a filtered decoded picture including the filtered-reconstructed current block.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for loop-filter processing of reconstructed video are disclosed. According to one method, multiple CC-ALF (Cross-Component Adaptive Loop Filter) filters are used. Selection of the multiple CC-ALF filters can be signalled in one APS (Adaptation Parameter Set). According to another method, the CC-ALF can be implemented according to the difference between a to-be-process sample and its neighbouring sample.

Abstract: Encoding methods and apparatuses comprise determining parameters of a specific process for a current slice, signaling in one or more Adaptive Parameter Sets (APSs), performing the specific process using the parameters, signaling an APS ID of each signaled APS in a slice header, and encoding the current slice. Each APS is classified into a category according to a type of data carried by the APS. The APS ID of each signaled APS is counted in a category associated with the specific process and is independent of other categories. Decoding methods and apparatuses comprise parsing an APS ID of each referenced APS from a slice header of a current slice for a specific process, determining parameters from each referenced APS according to the parsed APS ID and a category associated with the specific process, performing the specific process on the current slice and decoding the current slice.

Abstract: A video system that partitions slices of video pictures into slice chunks is provided. A video decoder receives data from a bitstream to be decoded as a current picture of a video. When a first syntax element in a picture parameter set (PPS) of the current picture indicates that one or more slices of the current picture are allowed to be divided into multiple slice chunks and when a second syntax element in a slice header of a current slice of the current picture indicates that data of the current slice is encoded and delivered in two or more slice chunks, the video decoder parses and specifies sizes and positions of the slice chunks of the current slice and reconstructs the current picture based on the slice chunks of the current slice.