Design and Implementation of a Hybrid RF-VLC System with Bandwidth Aggregation

Li, Zhouchi; Shao, Sihua; Khreishah, Abdallah; Ayyash, Moussa; Abdalla, Iman; Elgala, Hany; Rahaim, Michael; Little, Thomas D. C.

doi:10.1109/iwcmc.2018.8450350

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“…In an effort to improve the received SNR, the use of different lens combinations has been investigated in [246] where Planoconvex lenses were used at the transmitter side to collimate the light pattern, and planoconvex and biconvex lenses were used at the receiver side to reduce the photodetector FOV and consequently enhance the receive SNR. Some studies have addressed experimental implementation of hybrid systems such as [117], [118], [128], [131], [211], [212], [242]. In [131], a proof of concept of coexistence of VLC and Wi-Fi networks was implemented.…”

Section: Hybrid Network Experimental Implementationmentioning

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Hybrid RF/VLC Systems: A Comprehensive Survey on Network Topologies, Performance Analyses, Applications, and Future Directions

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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 scenarios, overloads conventional RF technologies. Therefore, technologies such as millimeter waves (mmWave) and cognitive radios have been adopted as possible solutions to overcome the spectrum scarcity and capacity limitations of the conventional RF systems. In parallel, visible light communication (VLC) has been proposed as an alternative solution, where a light source is used for both illumination and data transmission. In comparison to RF links, VLC links present a very high bandwidth that allows much higher data rates. VLC exhibits also immunity to interference from electromagnetic sources, has unlicensed channels, is a very low power consumption system, and has no health hazard. VLC is appealing for a wide range of applications including reliable communications with low latency such as vehicle safety communication. Despite the major advantages of VLC technology and a variety of its applications, its use has been hampered by its cons such as its dependence on a line of sight connectivity. Recently, hybrid RF/VLC systems were proposed to take advantage of the high capacity of VLC links and better connectivity of RF links. Thus, hybrid RF/VLC systems are envisioned as a key enabler to improve the user rates and mobility on the one hand and to optimize the capacity, interference and power consumption of the overall network on the other hand. This paper seeks to provide a detailed survey of hybrid RF/VLC systems. This paper represents an overview of the current developments in the hybrid RF/VLC systems, their benefits and limitations for both newcomers and expert researchers. INDEX TERMS Radio frequency (RF), visible light communication (VLC), hybrid RF/VLC, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), hybrid networks, hybrid RF/VLC environments.

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Section: Hybrid Network Experimental Implementationmentioning

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Hybrid RF/VLC Systems: A Comprehensive Survey on Network Topologies, Performance Analyses, Applications, and Future Directions

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“…In [ 72 ] a hybrid WiFi-VLC system has been implemented which consists of two duplex links. One is an aggregate of VLC and WiFi, and the other is WiFi duplex link.…”

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Visible Light Communication: A System Perspective—Overview and Challenges

Rehman

Ullah

Chong

et al. 2019

Sensors

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Visible light communication (VLC) is a new paradigm that could revolutionise the future of wireless communication. In VLC, information is transmitted through modulating the visible light spectrum (400–700 nm) that is used for illumination. Analytical and experimental work has shown the potential of VLC to provide high-speed data communication with the added advantage of improved energy efficiency and communication security/privacy. VLC is still in the early phase of research. There are fewer review articles published on this topic mostly addressing the physical layer research. Unlike other reviews, this article gives a system prespective of VLC along with the survey on existing literature and potential challenges toward the implementation and integration of VLC.

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“…This work showed that VLC downlink hotspots alleviate contention and interference on the RF channel. Furthermore, in [23], the authors proposed a hybrid WiFi-VLC system that comprised two links that can work simultaneously to provide aggregated bandwidth. One is a duplex WiFi link, while the other is an asymmetric duplex WiFi-VLC link where VLC is used as the downlink and WiFi as the uplink.…”

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Hybrid RF/VLC Network Architecture for the Internet of Things

Delgado-Rajo

Melian-Segura

Guerra

et al. 2020

Sensors

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In recent years, there has been a remarkable advance in monitoring technologies in many environments, be they urban or rural. These technologies, included in the Internet of Things (IoT) domain, allow remote control and acquisition of data from sensors for their subsequence analysis. All these systems are based on the interaction between sensors and actuators. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to provide a very high level of connectivity between the devices, especially as far as wireless systems are concerned. In this sense, there is a great variety of standards in the market of communication networks oriented to this end. One of the biggest challenges today is to allow inter-operability between these different technologies in order to homogenize this field. In addition to this, it is intended to introduce new communication techniques that can provide certain additional advantages to those already existing. The main idea is the creation of a cellular network where radiofrequency and optical technologies coexist, and whose link with the rest of the world is through long-range and low-consumption wireless technologies. The center of each cell, that is the lighting system, can be powered using solar panels, as can the existing systems in the market. The objective is that these panels are capable of providing the necessary energy to the rest of the necessary systems.

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Design and Implementation of a Hybrid RF-VLC System with Bandwidth Aggregation

Cited by 20 publications

References 9 publications

Hybrid RF/VLC Systems: A Comprehensive Survey on Network Topologies, Performance Analyses, Applications, and Future Directions

Hybrid RF/VLC Systems: A Comprehensive Survey on Network Topologies, Performance Analyses, Applications, and Future Directions

Visible Light Communication: A System Perspective—Overview and Challenges

Hybrid RF/VLC Network Architecture for the Internet of Things

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