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Resource Allocation for Parallel Links in Hybrid WiFi/VLC Systems425 views
Author
Alenezi, Abdulmajeed, Electrical Engineering - School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
Advisors
Brandt-Pearce, Maite, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia
Abstract
Due to the high demand for wireless data transmission recently, hybrid systems have been proposed to satisfy that demand. Visible light communication (VLC) is a promising approach due to many advantages such as high capacity, operating at an unregulated frequency band, and low power consumption. We propose a new hybrid system that simultaneously transmits data over two parallel links: RF and VLC. The uplink is set to be only RF while the downlink is a combination of two independent systems that transmit data in parallel without interference. The proposed system can offload users from one system to another to ensure achieving either a maximum or fair data rate over the users. The proposed model tested better than stand-alone WiFi, and two other hybrid systems. Simulations showed that it has the best performance in term of either maximizing the minimum data rate or maximizing the average data rate.
Degree
MS (Master of Science)
Keywords
Visible Light Communication; Resource Allocation; Hybrid system
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Alenezi, Abdulmajeed. Resource Allocation for Parallel Links in Hybrid WiFi/VLC Systems. University of Virginia, Electrical Engineering - School of Engineering and Applied Science, MS (Master of Science), 2017-12-08, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3K93157V.
