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The emergence of visible light communication (VLC) technology as a solution to solve radio frequency impediments, such as spectrum shortage, is continuously appealing. In addition to its large and unlicensed bandwidth, VLC provides a high…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-16 Alain R. Ndjiongue , Telex M. N. Ngatched , Octavia A. Dobre , Harald Haas

In this paper, we present a stochastic geometry based framework to analyze the performance of downlink indoor visible light communication (VLC) networks at a typical receiver while considering reflections from the walls. A typical receiver…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-04-13 Abhishek K. Gupta , Adrish Banerjee

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

A system that employs wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) in conjunction with subcarrier multiplexing (SCM) tones is proposed to realize high data rate multi-user indoor visible light communication (VLC). The SCM tones, which are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-11-06 Safwan Hafeedh Younus , Aubida A. Al-Hameed , Ahmed Taha Hussein , Mohammed T. Alresheedi , Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani

In this paper, an improved channel model of visible light communication (VLC) for ranging in presented. For indoor channel model of VLC, distance is estimated based on received signal strength. In this model, received shot noise as a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-01 Changeez Amini , Paeiz Azmi , Seyed Sadra Kashef

VLC is attracting a lot of attention as an emerging potential technology for deployment in next generation indoor wireless networks. Use of efficient link switching scheme among VLC access points is critical in indoor environment to provide…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-05-02 Sumita Mishra , Sachin Kumar , Shivani Singh , Pallavi Asthana , Nidhi Mathur

Visible Light Ad Hoc Networks (LANETs) is being perceived as an emerging technology to complement Radio Frequency (RF) based ad hoc networks to reduce congestion in the overloaded RF spectrum. LANET is intended to support scenarios…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-04-11 Jithin Jagannath , Tommaso Melodia

In this paper, we consider a mixed RF and hybrid RF/FSO system where several mobile users transmit their data over an RF link to a relay node (e.g. a small cell base station) and the relay forwards the information to a destination (e.g. a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-06-17 Vahid Jamali , Diomidis S. Michalopoulos , Murat Uysal , Robert Schober

We present a complete Visible Light Communications (VLC) transceiver system consisting of low-cost Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components. In particular, we show that COTS IEEE 802.11n (WiFi) devices can be used so that the physical and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-01-29 Piotr Gawłowicz , Elnaz Alizadeh Jarchlo , Anatolij Zubow

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

Visible light communication (VLC) using light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) has been a popular research area recently. VLC can provide a practical solution for indoor positioning. In this paper, the impact of multipath reflections on indoor VLC…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-04 Wenjun Gu , Mohammadreza Aminikashani , Mohsen Kavehrad

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

Hybrid free space optical (FSO)/radio frequency (RF) systems have been proved to be reliable links for high-data-rate wireless backhauls. In this paper, we present a unified performance analysis of the hybrid FSO/RF transmission system…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-30 Long Huang , Siming Liu , Pan Dai , Mi Li , Gee-Kung Chang , Yuechun Shi , Xiangfei Chen

Visible light communication (VLC) backscatter has been proposed as a wireless access option for Internet of Things (IoT). However, the throughput of the state-of-the-art VLC backscatter is limited by simple single-carrier pulsed modulation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-05 Sihua Shao , Abdallah Khreishah , Hany Elgala

Visible light communication (VLC) enables access to huge unlicensed bandwidth, a higher security level, and no radio frequency interference. With these advantages, VLC emerges as a complementary solution to radio frequency communications.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-19 Alain R. Ndjiongue , Telex M. N. Ngatched , Octavia A. Dobre , Harald Haas

This study explores the use of Visible Light Communication (VLC) in Collective Perception (CP), a technology that enables vehicles and infrastructure to share sensor information to help reduce traffic accidents. Recent advances in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-26 Kosuke Nakano , Shan Lu , Takaya Yamazato

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

In this work, a relay channel is studied in which a source encoder communicates with a destination decoder through a number of out-of-band relays that are connected to the decoder through capacity-constrained digital backhaul links. This…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-04-16 Seok-Hwan Park , Osvaldo Simeone , Onur Sahin , Shlomo Shamai

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

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