On optimizing VLC networks for downlink multi-user transmission: A survey

M Obeed, AM Salhab, MS Alouini… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The evolving explosion in high data rate services and applications will soon require the use
of untapped, abundant unregulated spectrum of the visible light for communications to …

Introduction to indoor networking concepts and challenges in LiFi

H Haas, L Yin, C Chen, S Videv, D Parol… - Journal of Optical …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
LiFi is networked, bidirectional wireless communication with light. It is used to connect fixed
and mobile devices at very high data rates by harnessing the visible light and infrared …

Optimization of visible-light optical wireless systems: Network-centric versus user-centric designs

X Li, R Zhang, L Hanzo - IEEE Communications Surveys & …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to counteract the explosive escalation of wireless tele-traffic, the communication
spectrum has been gradually expanded from the conventional radio frequency (RF) band to …

User grou** and power allocation for NOMA visible light communication multi-cell networks

X Zhang, Q Gao, C Gong, Z Xu - IEEE communications letters, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To design an efficient multiple access scheme for visible light communication (VLC) multi-
cell networks, this letter leverages the non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), which has …

Physical-layer security in multiuser visible light communication networks

L Yin, H Haas - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we study the physical-layer security in a 3-D multiuser visible light
communication (VLC) network. The locations of access points (APs) and mobile users are …

Energy efficient subchannel and power allocation for software-defined heterogeneous VLC and RF networks

H Zhang, N Liu, K Long, J Cheng… - IEEE Journal on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Visible light communication (VLC) is considered as a promising candidate to improve the
performance of indoor communication as the complement of wireless radio frequency (RF) …

QoS-driven optimized design-based integrated visible light communication and positioning for indoor IoT networks

H Yang, WD Zhong, C Chen… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the smart city, smart grid, and
smart industry, indoor communication and positioning are important for IoT. However, radio …

Multi-user visible light communications: State-of-the-art and future directions

S Al-Ahmadi, O Maraqa, M Uysal, SM Sait - Ieee Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Visible light communications (VLC) builds upon the dual use of existing lighting
infrastructure for wireless data transmission. VLC has recently gained interest as cost …

Terabit indoor laser-based wireless communications: LiFi 2.0 for 6G

MD Soltani, AA Qidan, S Huang, B Yosuf… - IEEE Wireless …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces the general concepts of light fidelity (LiFi) 2.0 for sixth generation (6G)
of wireless networks that will be based on indoor laser-based wireless networks capable of …

Optical jamming enhances the secrecy performance of the generalized space-shift-keying-aided visible-light downlink

F Wang, C Liu, Q Wang, J Zhang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to enhance the secrecy performance of the generalized space shift keying (GSSK)
visible light communication (VLC) system, in this paper, an optical jamming-aided secrecy …