LiFi Definition

LiFi Light Fidelity

LiFi is transmission of data through
illumination, ie sending data through
a LED light bulb that varies in intensity
faster than human eyes can follow.
How LiFi Works?
LED Light Emitting Diode, LED
operating speed is less than 1s, than
human eyes can detect.
LED ON 1, LED OFF 0.
LED ON, you can transmit a digital 1.
Such advancements promise a
theoritical speed of 10Gbps.

GigaShower,unidirectional data services via

several channel to multiple users. Eg
broadcasting: TV, Radio.
GigaSpot, GigaMIMO (bidirectional) optical
wireless single -and multi-channel hotspot
solution

LiFi History
1990s in Germany, Korea, and Japan
where they discoverd LEDs could be
retrofitted to send information
Harald Hass
On July 12th 2011 Hass used a table
lamp with LED bulb to transmit a
video of blooming flowers that was
then projected onto a screen behind
him. During the event he periodically
block the light from lamp to prove
that the lamp was indeed the source
of incoming data.
At TEDGlobal, Hass demonstrated a
data rate of 10Mbps, 2 months later
he achieve 123Mbps
2011 German Scientist succeeded
create a 800Mbps wireless network
by using normal red, blue, green, and
yellow LED

LiFi Background
RF is limited, demand for wireless
communication data is increace twice
each year.
Capacity: radio waves, expensive cost,
less bw compare the other spectrum,
insufficient spectrum for increase
data.
Availability: avaliable within the range
of BS, limited avaliability, unavailabe
in aircraft.
Efficiency: BS consume huge amount
of energy for TX radio wave signal, for
cooling the BS cabins, 5% efficiency,
Security: Less secure (pass through
the walls)

Electromagnetic Spectrum Wave

Radio Waves : Expensive, Limited BW,

Less Secure

Infrared Rays: due to eye safety

regulation

Visible Light, which is not use so far.

Safe to use, has larger BW.

Ultraviolet: good for place without

people, but dangerous for the human
body

X-Rays: health issue (used for

hostpital)

Gamma rays: cant be used as they

could be dangerous

LiFi Applications
Traffic Light: It can communicate to
the car, and the car with each other
by LED-based headlight. It can prevent
accidents by exchanging information.
Aircraft: when we travel by airplane,
the probelm is we cant access our
cellphone. Because of the whole
aircraft communicate based on radio
waves.

Ocean Beds: LiFi can work even

underwater where WiFi cant. It
becomes advantages for military and
navigation operations.
Street Lamps: wherever place in the
world of course havs a street lamps, it
use as free access points.
LED bulb reduce electricity bill, and
maintaince bill.
LiFi Challages
Light cant pass through objects,
Interference from external light
source like sunlight, normal bulbs, and
opaque(buram) materials in the
transmission will cause interruption in
the communication.
High installation cost of the VLC
(Visible Light Communications)
systems
A major challage facing LiFi is how the
receiver device will transmit back to
the transmitter.
LiFi Advantages

Parameters
Data Rate

Medium
Range
Spectrum
Cost

Network
Topology
Operating
Frequency

LiFi
Transfer
speed
(>1Gbps)
Light as a
carrier
VLC, visible

WiFi
150Mbps

Cheaper for
the LED bulb,
no need
license.
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Expensive in
rent the RF

2.4GHz, 5Ghz

RF Spectrum
RF less visible

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