JSPM BSIOTR

COMPUTER ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT

NAME=GAURAV DHOKCHAULE
ROLL NO=C
DIVISION=1317
PROJECT ON :
LIFI (LIGHT FIDELITY)
THE FUTURE OF INTERNET
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. HISTORY
3. HOW LI-FI WORKS ?
4.COMPARISON
BETWEEN VARIOUS
TECHNOLOGIES
5.HOW IT IS
DIFFERENT ?
6.WI-FI VS LI-FI
7.APPLICATIONS
8.ADVANTAGES
19.DISADVANTAGES
10.CONCLUSION
11.RESULTS
 Introduction of LIFI
• The Li-Fi (light fidelity) technology was proposed by
the German Scientist namely Harald Haas.

• The main function of this technology is to transmit the

data via light. This technology is idyllic for
high-speed wireless communication in a restricted
region, and it offers many benefits over Wi-Fi
technology such as high bandwidth, ease of use,
efficiency, and safety.
• These systems can communicate from street lights
to auto-piloted cars usin their headlights. As the
light speed is superior hence the data
Li-Fi Technology
communication speed is also faster in the existing
system.

• The range of data transmission in L-Fi is faster

100 times than Wi-Fi.
 History of LI-FI

• Dr. Harald Haas coined

the term “LiFi” during his
appearance at TED Talk
Global 2011.
•So he called as“The
Father of LiFi.”
 Working Of Li-Fi

• Li-Fi is a VLC (visible light communications)

system and the speed of this system is very
high.
• Li-Fi uses normal LEDs to allow the data to
transfer and increase the speed up to 224
Gigabits/sec.

• The ON/Off activity of LEDs permits a type of

data transmission in the form of binary codes
but the human eye cannot recognize this
transform & the bulbs appear with a stable
intensity.
 Working Of Li-Fi
• LiFi is high speed bidirectional networked and mobile
communication of data using light. LiFi comprises of
multiple light bulbs that form a wireless network.
• When an electrical current is applied to a LED light bulb
a stream of light (photons) is emitted from the bulb.
• LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that
the brightness of the light flowing through them can be
changed at extremely high speeds.
• This allows us to send a signal by modulating the light
at different rates. The signal can then be received by a
detector which interprets the changes in light intensity
(the signal) as data.
 COMPARISION OF LIFI WITH OTHER
TECHNOLOGIES
CHARACTERISTI BLUETOOTH WI-FI LI-FI
CS

Frequency 24GHz 24 GHz-5GHz No frequency for light

Range 10 meters 100 meters Based on LED light falling

Primary WPAN WLAN Where ever light is available

application

Data Transfer rate 1OOKb ps 11Mops >1 Gbps

Power Low Medium Medium

Consumption

Cost Low Medium Low

Security Less secure Medium secure High secure

Primary Devices Traveling employees electronics Notebook computers, Mobile phones, FDAsdesktop Mobile phones, PDAS,consumerelectronics, office antidetonation devices
Consumers office and industrial Notebook computers, desktop computers, servers, latest mobiles, iPods etc. and
workers other latest devices with Li-fi

Primary Users Traveling employees Corporate campus users and homes, flats, public Traveling employees Corporate campus users and homes, flats public places and
electronics consumers office and places industrial and power plants, hospitals.
industrial workers

Usage Location Anywhere at least two Building Within range of WLANinfrastructure, usually Anywhere where lights available like roads, public place, home, office, etc.
Bluetooth devices exist inside 2building

Standard IEEE 802 15 IEEE 802 11b SEE 802.15

Mr.Vivek Shripad Nagnath,

Operating Band
15M Band RF Band
Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences,VIIT, 8
Visible light band

Maximum 7 members connect at time

Pune-48
Number of devices connected is dependent upon size of bandwidth Number of receiver present under light
Members

Development 1998 1990 2011

Started
 REAL TIME USES OF LI-FI
❑ Li-Fi is a secure, faster and safer medium which when put into action will successfully fill the
gaps in wireless data transmission created by wi-fi.
❑ Li-Fi applications are diverse due to their key characteristics, like
▪ Energy efficiency,
▪ Directional lighting,
▪ Intrinsic security,
▪ High data rate capability,
▪ Signal blocking by walls and
▪ Integrated networking capability.
❑ Following are some examples of real-life usage of Li-Fi:
▪ Dense urban environments
▪ Underwater communication
▪ Aviation industry
▪ Hospitals & healthcare
▪ Security
▪ Hazardous environment

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 WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) vs. LiFi (Light Fidelity)

The terms WiFi and LiFi possess similarities (both are wireless
methods of data transmission) but are fundamentally different
and have numerous differences wrt various properties .
► Operation
WiFi: WiFi transmits data using radio waves with the help of WiFi
router
LiFi: LiFi transmits data using light sources (presently LED bulbs)
► Frequency of operation
WiFi: 2.4 GHz ,4.9 GHz ,5 GHz
LiFi: 10,000 times frequency spectrum of radio
Coverage distance:
WiFi: About 32 meters (WLAN 802.11b/11g), varies based on
transmit power and antenna type
LiFi: About 10 meters
► Data Transfer Speed
WiFi: Data transfer speed is on an average 150 Mbps
LiFi: Faster data transfer speed ranging from 1-10 gbps
► Cost
WiFi: WiFi is expensive as related to LiFi because it uses radio
spectrum
LiFi: Cheaper than WiFi because free band doesn’t need license
& it uses light
 Applications of LiFi Technology

LiFi applications are varied as a result of

its key features, such as directional
lighting, energy efficiency, intrinsic
security, high data rate capability, signal
blocking by walls and integrated
networking capabilityAviation

Efficient communication of data is

possible in airborne environments such as
a commercial passenger aircraft utilizing
Li-Fi.

Using this light-based data transmission

will not interfere with equipment on the
aircraft that relies on radio waves such as
its radar.
 • Hospital • Underwater
communication

Vehicle Internet anywhere street

lamps
ADVANTAGES

– ADVANTAGES OF LI-FI
– Li-Fi can solve problems related to the insufficiency,
this technology uses Visible light spectrum that has
still not been greatly utilized.
– For a specific area as the users of Wifi increases its
bandwidth decreases for user where as in Lifi there
is no loss in bandwidth with the increase in number
of users
– As lifi technology uses light hence it is harmless as
compaired to wifi technology which uses Radio
waves which can harm humans as well as other
living beings
– Can be used anywhere, even in RF restricted areas;
since light waves will not interfere with radio waves
• Light can't pass through objects.
• A major challenge facing Li-Fi is how
the receiving device(photoreceptors)
will transmit back to transmitter.
• High installation cost of the VLC
systems.
• Interferences from external light
sources like sun, light, normal bulbs,
opaque materials.
• Internet cannot be used without a
light source. This could limit the
locations and situations in which Li-Fi
could be used.
▶Thus, if Li-Fi technology can be put
into practical use, every bulb can
be used as an alternative to Wi-Fi
hotspots. It provides simple, faster
and efficient wireless data
communication. Li-Fi will make us
to proceed towards the cleaner,
greener, safer and brighter future.
RESULTS

Using Li-Fi we can transmit any data

that can be transferred using
conventional Wi-Fi network. That can
be Images, Audio, Video, Internet
connectivity, etc.. but the
advantages over the Wi-Fi Network
are High speed, Increased Security,
More Number of Connected Devices,
and Less cost.
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