Design and realization of indoor VLC-Wi-Fi hybrid network

Wentao Zhang1, Li Chen1, Xiaohui Chen1, Zihao Yu1, Zhiyuan Li1, Weidong Wang1
1Optical-Wireless Communication Key Lab of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Tóm tắt

Indoor wireless communication networking has received significant attention along with the growth of indoor data traffc. VLC (Visible Light Communication) as a novel wireless communication technology with the advantages of a high data rate, license-free spectrum and safety provides a practical solution for the indoor high-speed transmission of large data traffc. However, limited coverage is an inherent feature of VLC. In this paper, we propose a novel hybrid VLC-Wi-Fi system that integrates multiple links to achieve an indoor high-speed wide-coverage network combined with multiple access, a multi-path transmission control protocol, mobility management and cell handover. Furthermore, we develop a hybrid network experiment platform, the experimental results of which show that the hybrid VLC-Wi-Fi network outperforms both single VLC and Wi-Fi networks with better coverage and greater network capacity.

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