Enhanced Visible Light Communication for Real-Time Audio With Interference-Resilient Protocols

Despite its potential for high-speed data transmission, visible light communication (VLC) technology faces significant challenges in achieving reliable real-time audio streaming due to interference, signal degradation, and synchronization issues. These limitations hinder the widespread adoption of V...

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Main Authors: Kanchana Chathurangi Ahangama, Hemali Pasqual, Chinthaka Premachandra, H. Waruna Haripriya Premachandra
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10870223/
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author Kanchana Chathurangi Ahangama
Hemali Pasqual
Chinthaka Premachandra
H. Waruna Haripriya Premachandra
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Hemali Pasqual
Chinthaka Premachandra
H. Waruna Haripriya Premachandra
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description Despite its potential for high-speed data transmission, visible light communication (VLC) technology faces significant challenges in achieving reliable real-time audio streaming due to interference, signal degradation, and synchronization issues. These limitations hinder the widespread adoption of VLC technology, especially in high-quality audio transmission. This paper introduces a novel VLC transceiver design incorporating advanced interference-resilient protocols, dynamic frame structuring, and robust error correction algorithms to enhance audio streaming performance. The proposed system achieves a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 45 dB, reduces the bit error rate (BER) by up to four orders of magnitude to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1 \times 10^{-6}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, and lowers the total latency by 50%. Furthermore, synchronization errors are reduced by 66.7%, while the mean opinion score (MOS) reaches 4.8, and the objective difference grade (ODG) improves to -0.5. The comparative analysis demonstrates significant advantages over Wi-Fi (802.11ac), VLC IM/DD, and state-of-the-art VLC systems. These findings establish the proposed system as a reliable solution for real-time, high-fidelity audio applications and a foundation for extending VLC technology to broader domains.
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spelling doaj-art-5d9c90e56f2e4d51804db5c581de10bb2025-08-20T02:47:38ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113282482826410.1109/ACCESS.2025.353858810870223Enhanced Visible Light Communication for Real-Time Audio With Interference-Resilient ProtocolsKanchana Chathurangi Ahangama0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1091-1163Hemali Pasqual1https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1269-6473Chinthaka Premachandra2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5775-5047H. Waruna Haripriya Premachandra3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri LankaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri LankaDepartment of Advanced Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, JapanSchool of Computing, BCI Campus, Negombo, Sri LankaDespite its potential for high-speed data transmission, visible light communication (VLC) technology faces significant challenges in achieving reliable real-time audio streaming due to interference, signal degradation, and synchronization issues. These limitations hinder the widespread adoption of VLC technology, especially in high-quality audio transmission. This paper introduces a novel VLC transceiver design incorporating advanced interference-resilient protocols, dynamic frame structuring, and robust error correction algorithms to enhance audio streaming performance. The proposed system achieves a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 45 dB, reduces the bit error rate (BER) by up to four orders of magnitude to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1 \times 10^{-6}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, and lowers the total latency by 50%. Furthermore, synchronization errors are reduced by 66.7%, while the mean opinion score (MOS) reaches 4.8, and the objective difference grade (ODG) improves to -0.5. The comparative analysis demonstrates significant advantages over Wi-Fi (802.11ac), VLC IM/DD, and state-of-the-art VLC systems. These findings establish the proposed system as a reliable solution for real-time, high-fidelity audio applications and a foundation for extending VLC technology to broader domains.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10870223/Li-FiVLCreal-time audio streaminghigh-quality audio transmissioninterference-resilient protocolsadaptive modulation
spellingShingle Kanchana Chathurangi Ahangama
Hemali Pasqual
Chinthaka Premachandra
H. Waruna Haripriya Premachandra
Enhanced Visible Light Communication for Real-Time Audio With Interference-Resilient Protocols
IEEE Access
Li-Fi
VLC
real-time audio streaming
high-quality audio transmission
interference-resilient protocols
adaptive modulation
title Enhanced Visible Light Communication for Real-Time Audio With Interference-Resilient Protocols
title_full Enhanced Visible Light Communication for Real-Time Audio With Interference-Resilient Protocols
title_fullStr Enhanced Visible Light Communication for Real-Time Audio With Interference-Resilient Protocols
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced Visible Light Communication for Real-Time Audio With Interference-Resilient Protocols
title_short Enhanced Visible Light Communication for Real-Time Audio With Interference-Resilient Protocols
title_sort enhanced visible light communication for real time audio with interference resilient protocols
topic Li-Fi
VLC
real-time audio streaming
high-quality audio transmission
interference-resilient protocols
adaptive modulation
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10870223/
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