An end-to-end experimental software-defined LiFi and Wi-Fi networks integration platform

Hamada Alshaer, Harald Haas

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Abstract

A wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access point (AP) can provide signal coverage for light blocked users moving around light fidelity (LiFi) APs, while these can enhance the data rate transmission coverage of Wi-Fi APs. An experimental software-defined LiFi and Wi-Fi networks integration testbed has been developed to experimentally validate software-defined networking (SDN)-based user mobility and traffic load engineering algorithms, as well as, support the SDN applications development. A LiFi access and traffic engineering application has been developed to provide network monitoring and management, user mobility, and network load balancing services. The developed platform is also incorporated into a cloud network as a service testbed to support remote experimentation activities. It allocates in an elastic manner the different networking, computing, and storage resources according to the experimenter demands, which can be programmed based on experiment time cycles.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781665491228
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 May 2023

Keywords

  • wireless networks
  • software algorithms
  • telecommunication traffic
  • light fidelity
  • user mobility
  • load balancing
  • network monitoring

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