An omnidirectional user equipment configuration to support mobility in LiFi networks

Cheng Chen; Mohammad Dehghani Soltani; Majid Safari; Ardimas Andi Purwita; Xiping Wu; Harald Haas

doi:10.1109/ICCW.2019.8756852

An omnidirectional user equipment configuration to support mobility in LiFi networks

Cheng Chen, Mohammad Dehghani Soltani, Majid Safari, Ardimas Andi Purwita, Xiping Wu, Harald Haas

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

LiFi (Light-fidelity) is defined as a multi-functional wireless access network based on visible light communication (VLC) technology. Mobility support is one of the essential features of a LiFi network. Therefore, the system should support handover (HO) and be able to achieve a reliable connection when users are on the move. However, this is a challenging task, because optical sources and detectors are directional and an individual LiFi access point (AP) typically has a limited coverage area. In this study, an omnidirectional user equipment (UE) configuration is considered to alleviate the channel variation caused by user movement, device rotation and link blockage. The simulation results show that the omnidirectional UE configuration can effectively improve the LiFi link quality for moving users. In addition, it also leads to improved link throughput.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops)
Place of Publication	Piscataway, N.J.
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781728123745
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCW.2019.8756852
Publication status	Published - 24 May 2019
Event	2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops) - Shanghai, China Duration: 20 May 2019 → 24 May 2019

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Conference	2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops)
Period	20/05/19 → 24/05/19

Keywords

light fidelity
optical receivers
optical detectors
signal to noise ratio
optical pulses
detectors
optical modulation

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Chen, C, Soltani, MD, Safari, M, Purwita, AA, Wu, X & Haas, H 2019, An omnidirectional user equipment configuration to support mobility in LiFi networks. in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops). IEEE, Piscataway, N.J., pp. 1-6, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), 20/05/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCW.2019.8756852

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