Visible light communications for internet of things: prospects and approaches, challenges, solutions and future directions.
Oyewobi, Stephen S. Djouani, Karim Kurien, Anish Matthew
Oyewobi, Stephen S.
Djouani, Karim
Kurien, Anish Matthew
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Visible light communications (VLC) is an emerging and promising concept that is capable of solving the major challenges of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) communication systems. Moreover, due to the usage of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in almost every aspect of our daily life VLC is providing massive connectivity for various types of massive IoT communications ranging from machine-to-machine, vehicle-to-infrastructure, infrastructure-to-vehicle, chip-to-chip as well as
device-to-device. In this paper, we undertake a comprehensive review of the prospects of implementing VLC for IoT. Moreover, we investigate existing and proposed approaches implemented in the application of VLC for IoT. Additionally, we look at the challenges faced in applying VLC for IoT and offer solutions where applicable. Then, we identify future research directions in the implementation of VLC for IoT.
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2021-12-16
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Visible light communications, Internet of things, 5G, Massive IoT connectivity, large scale VLC-IoT communication, Light-emitting diodes, LED modulation, Optical wave communications