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Physical layer security (PLS) technologies are expected to play an important role in the next-generation wireless networks, by providing secure communication to protect critical and sensitive information from illegitimate devices. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-12 Yun Wen , Gaojie Chen , Sisai Fang , Zheng Chu , Pei Xiao , Rahim Tafazolli

As sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication networks evolve, privacy concerns are expected due to the transmission of vast amounts of security-sensitive private information. In this context, a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-12-06 JungSook Bae , Waqas Khalid , Anseok Lee , Heesoo Lee , Song Noh , Heejung Yu

This paper proposes a joint communication and indoor positioning (JCP) system based on visible light communication (VLC) designed for high-precision indoor environments. The framework supports 2D and 3D positioning using received signal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-07 A. Tarik Leblebici , Sumeyra Hassan , Erdal Panayirci , H. Vincent Poor

Integrating visible light communication (VLC) and radio-frequency (RF) networks can improve the performance of communication systems in terms of coverage and data rates. However, adding RF links to VLC networks weakens the secrecy…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-26 Mohanad Obeed , Anas Chaaban , Anas M. Salhab , Salam A. Zummo , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) systems are emerging technologies requiring data rates of multiple Gbps. Existing high quality VR headsets require connections through HDMI cables to a computer rendering rich graphic contents to meet…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-04-09 Mahmudur Khan , Jacob Chakareski

This letter investigates physical layer security in intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided visible light communication (VLC). Under the point source assumption, we first elaborate the system model in the scenario with multiple…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-04 Shiyuan Sun , Fang Yang , Jian Song , Zhu Han

The rise of intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) is opening the door for unprecedented capabilities in visible light communication (VLC) systems. By controlling light propagation in indoor environments, it is possible to manipulate the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-18 Hanaa Abumarshoud , Cheng Chen , Iman Tavakkolnia , Harald Haas , Muhammad Ali Imran

Physical Layer Security (PLS) is an emerging concept in the field of secrecy for wireless communications that can be used alongside cryptography to prevent unauthorized devices from eavesdropping a legitimate transmission. It offers low…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-24 Leonardo Barbosa da Silva , Evelio Martín Garcia Fernández , Ândrei Camponogara

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided wireless communications have drawn significant attention recently. We study the physical layer security of the downlink RIS-aided transmission framework for randomly located users in the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-09 Jiayi Zhang , Hongyang Du , Qiang Sun , Bo Ai , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

The broadcasting nature of the wireless medium makes exposure to eavesdroppers a potential threat. Physical Layer Security (PLS) has been widely recognized as a promising security measure complementary to encryption. It has recently been…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-06-15 Sayed Amir Hoseini , Parastoo Sadeghi , Faycal Bouhafs , Neda Aboutorab , Frank den Hartog

Wireless communications refer to data transmissions in unguided propagation media through the use of wireless carriers such as radio frequency (RF) and visible light (VL) waves. The rising demand for high data rates, especially, in indoor…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-17 Hisham Abuella , Mohammed Elamassie , Murat Uysal , Zhengyuan Xu , Erchin Serpedin , Khalid A. Qaraqe , Sabit Ekin

With the capability of reconfiguring the wireless electromagnetic environment, intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a new paradigm for designing future wireless communication systems. In this paper, we consider optical IRS for improving…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-30 Shiyuan Sun , Fang Yang , Jian Song , Rui Zhang

Visible Light Communication (VLC) is a current technology which allows data to be transmitted by modulating information onto a light source. It has many advantages over traditional radio frequency communication and up to 10,000 times larger…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-14 Shamin Achari , Alice Yi Yang , James Goodhead , Brendon Swanepoel , Ling Cheng

We study a visible light communication (VLC) system that employs a colored reconfigurable intelligent surface (CRIS) based on dichroic mirrors that reflect light at tunable frequencies. A verifier can use the CRIS to authenticate…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-21 Besra Cetindere Vela , Serkan Vela , Stefano Tomasin

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an important component of next-generation wireless networks that can assist in high data rate communications and provide enhanced coverage.Their high mobility and aerial nature offer deployment…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-21 Wali Ullah Khan , Eva Lagunas , Zain Ali , Muhammad Awais Javed , Manzoor Ahmed , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten , Petar Popovski

Visible light communications (VLC) that use the infrastructure of the indoor illumination system have been envisioned as a compact, safe, and green alternative to WiFi for the downlink of an indoor wireless mobile communication system.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-08-15 Mohammad Noshad , Maite Brandt-Pearce

Visible Light Communication (VLC) is seen as a complementary wireless technology to Radio Frequency (RF). However, VLC is very sensitive to the signal blockage and suffers from shadowing due to the high directionality of the optical…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-02-06 Piotr Gawłowicz , Elnaz Alizadeh Jarchlo , Anatolij Zubow

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 Communication (VLC) is a promising solution to address the growing demand for wireless data, leveraging the widespread use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as transmitters. However, its deployment is challenged by link…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-16 Borja Genoves Guzman , Maïté Brandt-Pearce

The evolving explosion in high data rate services and applications will soon require the use of untapped, abundant unregulated spectrum of the visible light for communications to adequately meet the demands of the fifth-generation (5G)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-16 Mohanad Obeed , Anas M. Salhab , Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Salam A. Zummo