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The abstract discusses the significance of Visible Light Communication (VLC) as an efficient and cost-effective solution in the era of green technology. VLC not only provides illumination but also high-speed data transmission through…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-19 Vailet Hikmat Faraj Al Khattat , Siti Barirah Ahmad Anas , Abdu Saif

In next-generation wireless systems, providing location-based mobile computing services for energy-neutral devices has become a crucial objective for the provision of sustainable Internet of Things (IoT). Visible light positioning (VLP) has…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-03 Boxuan Xie , Lauri Mela , Alexis A. Dowhuszko , Yu Bai , Zehui Xiong , Zhu Han , Dusit Niyato , Riku Jäntti

The abundant optical spectrum is a promising part of the electromagnetic spectrum for 6G communication systems. The visible light spectrum which is a part of the optical spectrum, can be used to provide communication and illumination…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-06 Osama Zwaid Alsulami , T. E. H. El-Gorashi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

Due to their Radio-Frequency (RF) immunity, Visible Light Communications (VLC) pose as a promising technology for interference sensitive applications such as medical data networks. In this paper, we investigate mixed RF-VLC relaying systems…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-09-23 Milica I. Petkovic , Aleksandra M. Cvetkovic , Milan Narandzic , Nestor D. Chatzidiamantis , Dejan Vukobratovic , George K. Karagiannidis

Visible light communication (VLC) is emerging as a key technology for future wireless communication systems due to its unique physical-layer advantages over traditional radio-frequency (RF)-based systems. However, its integration with…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Zhouxiang Zhao , Zhaohui Yang , Chen Zhu , Xin Tong , Zhaoyang Zhang

Visible light communications (VLC) have emerged as strong candidates for meeting the escalating demand for high data rates. Consider a VLC network, where multiple access-points (APs) serve both energy-harvesting users (EHUs), i.e., users…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-01 Mohanad Obeed , Hayssam Dahrouj , Anas M. Salhab , Salam A. Zummo , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Visible light communication (VLC) is expected to be a key component of future wireless networks due to its abundant license-free spectrum, inherent high-level security, and the already deployed lighting infrastructure. VLC performance,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Sylvester Aboagye , Telex M. N. Ngatched

Wireless communications using light waves are called visible light communication. A technique called Physical-layer Network coding allows several users to communicate simultaneously over the same channel in a distributed space-time Coding…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-03 Abdellah Tahenni , Fatiha Merazka

The rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks raises significant generality and scalability challenges due to energy consumption, deployment complexity, and environmental impact.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-06 Boxuan Xie , Yifan Zhang , Kalle Koskinen , Alexis A. Dowhuszko , Jiacheng Wang , Ruichen Zhang , Zehui Xiong , Dusit Niyato , Zhu Han , Riku Jäntti

This paper proposes a hybrid infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) communication framework to support future 6G-enabled intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in smart cities. Leveraging existing LED streetlighting infrastructure, the system…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-21 Yusef Modami , Hamzeh Beiranvand , Mohammad Taghi Dabiri

The growing demand for Internet of Things (IoT) networks has sparked interest in sustainable, zero-energy designs through Energy Harvesting (EH) to extend the lifespans of IoT sensors. Visible Light Communication (VLC) is particularly…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Amila Perera , Roshan Godaliyadda , Marcos Katz

The proliferation of connected devices and emergence of internet-of-everything represent a major challenge for broadband wireless networks. This requires a paradigm shift towards the development of innovative technologies for next…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-03-06 Shimaa Naser , Lina Bariah , Wael Jaafar , Sami Muhaidat , Paschalis C. Sofotasios , Mahmoud Al-Qutayri , Octavia A. Dobre

The ever-increasing demand for high data-rate applications and the proliferation of connected devices pose several theoretical and technological challenges for the fifth generation (5G) networks and beyond. Among others, this includes the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-11-18 Rangeet Mitra , Paschalis. C. Sofotasios , Vimal Bhatia , Sami Muhaidat

Indoor visible light communication (VLC) is a promising sixth-generation (6G) technology, as its directional and sensitive optical signals are naturally suited for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). However, current research…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-27 Xinyan Xie , Xuesong Wang , Xin Lai , Yongheng Wen , Fengrui Yang , Haoyang He , Lai Zhang , Dong Zhao

Visible light communication (VLC) is a promising solution to satisfy the extreme demands of emerging applications. VLC offers bandwidth that is orders of magnitude higher than what is offered by the radio spectrum, hence making best use of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-11 Abdelrahman S. Elgamal , Osama Z. Aletri , Barzan A. Yosuf , Ahmad Adnan Qidan , Taisir El-Gorashi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

Visible light communication (VLC) has been widely applied as a promising solution for modern short range communication. When it comes to the deployment of LED arrays in VLC networks, the emerging ultra-dense network (UDN) technology can be…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-10 Xiao Tang , Sicong Liu

Light can be used for wireless information transmission apart from illumination; that is the key idea behind visible-light communication (VLC), one of the disruptive technologies of our days. It combines remarkably high data rates due to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-01-08 Constantinos Valagiannopoulos , Theodoros A. Tsiftsis , Vassilios Kovanis

The new generation of LED-based illuminating infrastructures has enabled a "dual-paradigm" where LEDs are used for both illumination and communication purposes. The ubiquity of lighting makes visible light communication (VLC) well suited…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-01-31 Angli Liu , Jiangtao Li , Guobin Shen , Chao Sun , Liqun Li , Feng Zhao

In this paper, we consider the use of visible light communication (VLC) to provide connectivity to indoor fog computing resources and propose an energy-efficient passive optical network (PON)-based backhaul architecture to support the VLC…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Wafaa B. M. Fadlelmula , Sanaa Hamid Mohamed , Taisir E. H. El-Gorashi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

This paper studies the performance of physical layer security (PLS) in a multi-user hybrid heterogeneous visible light communication (VLC) and radio frequency (RF) wireless communication system with simultaneous lightwave information and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-20 Tuan A. Hoang , Thanh V. Pham , Chuyen T. Nguyen