Wireless communications have become an integral part of global convergence as global connectedness has gradually become dependent on its efficient deployment.The need for"more-broadband"techniques in relatio...Wireless communications have become an integral part of global convergence as global connectedness has gradually become dependent on its efficient deployment.The need for"more-broadband"techniques in relation to the ever increasing growth rate of the data hungry society now necessitates novel techniques for the high-speed data transmission.While advancements have been made in this regard,the projection of having an eventual Internet of everything (IoE) deployment will result in an unimaginable transmission data rate requirement as huge data traffic will be conveyed per time within the communications network,which will require a capacity upgrade of the existing infrastructure.Visible light communications (VLCs),as an integral part of optical wireless communications (OWCs),have been reviewed in this article,having the capacity to extend the achievable data rate requirement of the wireless communications network.The technologies,techniques,and best practices have been presented alongside technology integration for the seamless high capacity wireless broadband deployment.展开更多
The Internet of Radio-Light(IoRL)is a cutting-edge system paradigm to enable seamless 5G service provision in indoor environments,such as homes,hospitals,and museums.The system draws on innovative architectural struct...The Internet of Radio-Light(IoRL)is a cutting-edge system paradigm to enable seamless 5G service provision in indoor environments,such as homes,hospitals,and museums.The system draws on innovative architectural structure that sits on the synergy between the Radio Access Network(RAN)technologies of millimeter Wave communications(mmWave)and Visible Light Communications(VLC)for improving network throughput,latency,and coverage compared to existing efforts.The aim of this paper is to introduce the IoRL system architecture and present the key technologies and techniques utilised at each layer of the system.Special emphasis is given in detailing the IoRL physical layer(Layer 1)and Medium Access Control layer(MAC,Layer 2)by means of describing their unique design characteristics and interfaces as well as the robust IoRL methods of improving the estimation accuracy of user positioning relying on uplink mmWave and downlink VLC measurements.展开更多
基金supported by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund under the Grant No. P4567720076521527。
文摘Wireless communications have become an integral part of global convergence as global connectedness has gradually become dependent on its efficient deployment.The need for"more-broadband"techniques in relation to the ever increasing growth rate of the data hungry society now necessitates novel techniques for the high-speed data transmission.While advancements have been made in this regard,the projection of having an eventual Internet of everything (IoE) deployment will result in an unimaginable transmission data rate requirement as huge data traffic will be conveyed per time within the communications network,which will require a capacity upgrade of the existing infrastructure.Visible light communications (VLCs),as an integral part of optical wireless communications (OWCs),have been reviewed in this article,having the capacity to extend the achievable data rate requirement of the wireless communications network.The technologies,techniques,and best practices have been presented alongside technology integration for the seamless high capacity wireless broadband deployment.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFE011230)the EU Horizon 2020 Project(No.761992).
文摘The Internet of Radio-Light(IoRL)is a cutting-edge system paradigm to enable seamless 5G service provision in indoor environments,such as homes,hospitals,and museums.The system draws on innovative architectural structure that sits on the synergy between the Radio Access Network(RAN)technologies of millimeter Wave communications(mmWave)and Visible Light Communications(VLC)for improving network throughput,latency,and coverage compared to existing efforts.The aim of this paper is to introduce the IoRL system architecture and present the key technologies and techniques utilised at each layer of the system.Special emphasis is given in detailing the IoRL physical layer(Layer 1)and Medium Access Control layer(MAC,Layer 2)by means of describing their unique design characteristics and interfaces as well as the robust IoRL methods of improving the estimation accuracy of user positioning relying on uplink mmWave and downlink VLC measurements.
