A Comprehensive Lighting Configuration for Efficient Indoor Visible Light Communication Networks

Design of an efficient indoor visible light communication (VLC) system requires careful considerations on both illumination and communication aspects. Besides fundamental factors such as received power and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) level, studies on mobility scenarios and link switching process mu...

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Main Authors: Thai-Chien Bui, Suwit Kiravittaya, Keattisak Sripimanwat, Nam-Hoang Nguyen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Optics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8969514
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description Design of an efficient indoor visible light communication (VLC) system requires careful considerations on both illumination and communication aspects. Besides fundamental factors such as received power and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) level, studies on mobility scenarios and link switching process must be done in order to achieve good communication link quality in such systems. In this paper, a comprehensive lighting configuration for efficient indoor VLC systems for supporting mobility and link switching with constraint on illumination, received power, and SNR is proposed. Full connectivity in mobility scenarios is required to make the system more practical. However, different from other literatures, our work highlights the significance of recognizing the main influences of field of view angle on the connectivity performance in the practical indoor scenarios. A flexible link switching initiation algorithm based on the consideration of relative received power with adaptive hysteresis margin is demonstrated. In this regard, we investigate the effect of the overlap area between two light sources with respect to the point view of the receiver on the link switching performance. The simulation results show that an indoor VLC system with sufficient illumination level and high communication link quality as well as full mobility and support link switching can be achieved using our approach.
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spelling doaj-art-551aca4edf444bfca8e71275aa28e8b72025-08-20T02:05:07ZengWileyInternational Journal of Optics1687-93841687-93922016-01-01201610.1155/2016/89695148969514A Comprehensive Lighting Configuration for Efficient Indoor Visible Light Communication NetworksThai-Chien Bui0Suwit Kiravittaya1Keattisak Sripimanwat2Nam-Hoang Nguyen3Advanced Optical Technology (AOT) Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Muang, Phitsanulok, ThailandAdvanced Optical Technology (AOT) Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Muang, Phitsanulok, ThailandECTI Association, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, ThailandFaculty of Electronics and Telecommunications, VNU University of Engineering and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamDesign of an efficient indoor visible light communication (VLC) system requires careful considerations on both illumination and communication aspects. Besides fundamental factors such as received power and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) level, studies on mobility scenarios and link switching process must be done in order to achieve good communication link quality in such systems. In this paper, a comprehensive lighting configuration for efficient indoor VLC systems for supporting mobility and link switching with constraint on illumination, received power, and SNR is proposed. Full connectivity in mobility scenarios is required to make the system more practical. However, different from other literatures, our work highlights the significance of recognizing the main influences of field of view angle on the connectivity performance in the practical indoor scenarios. A flexible link switching initiation algorithm based on the consideration of relative received power with adaptive hysteresis margin is demonstrated. In this regard, we investigate the effect of the overlap area between two light sources with respect to the point view of the receiver on the link switching performance. The simulation results show that an indoor VLC system with sufficient illumination level and high communication link quality as well as full mobility and support link switching can be achieved using our approach.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8969514
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