LIFI(Light Fidelity)

PRESENTED BY: DRISHTI

RANA(NP000306)
Introduction
•It is Visible Light Communication (VLC) that transfers data in high speed through illumination.
•It uses fiber optics to send data at high intensity speed via light emitting diodes (LED) to fully
networked wireless system.
•Transceiver is used for sending or receiving data, and it makes LED to carry the data using light.
•In 2011, Professor Harold Hass from University of Edinburgh in UK introduced wireless network
technology Li-Fi as “Data through illumination”.
 Analysis
•Li-Fi system consists a light emitter i.e. LED transmitter on one end
and a photo detector (light sensor) on the other end.
•When current is passed to the LED bulbs photons are emitted which
is a visible light which are passed in extremely high speed.
•The data passed is detected by the photo detector in binary form and
it converts back to the electrical current.
• The receiver (photo detector) receives the information in form of
light signal and decodes it back into original form to display on the
device.
Advantages of Li-Fi
Speed and bandwidth:. The data transfer rate of Li-Fi is hundred times faster than Wi-Fi and provides
unprecedent bandwidth expansion.
Efficiency: Li-Fi works with the LED bulbs to communicate which makes it more efficient for the cost and
power consumption.
Availability: The Li-Fi will be available everywhere where there is a Light source so there will not be any
problems in data transmission.
Security: The data transmission security is high in Li-Fi as light cannot penetrate opaque object which
makes the chances of unauthorized access low.
Low latency: Li-Fi can process or transfer huge amount of data with less delay. It provides three times low
latency than Wi-Fi that enables automation, innovation and application to AR and VR.
Interference free: The interference is vulnerable to radio frequency (RF) in many devices like microwaves,
Wi-Fi networks. In this case, Li-Fi can be used in RF hostile zones like airplane, power plants, hospitals.
Scopes of Li-Fi
Health Care Application: Wi-Fi cannot be used due to radiation concerns in operation theaters
because interfere the medical equipment’s. As Li-Fi uses light, it can be used for accessing internet
and also control the medical equipment’s.
Education Systems: Using Li-Fi the internet speed will be faster that makes the users to work easier.
Aircrafts: Inside the airplanes use of Wi-Fi is banned as it interferes with the navigational system of
plane. Li-Fi can be used as safe alternative with faster internet access.
Underwater: Li-Fi can be used like a high-power submerged lamp that allows to receive and send
data faster and autonomously.
Powerplants: Li-Fi can be used as it depends on light waves and does not produce any
electromagnetic and radio signal interference.
Drawbacks of Li-Fi
•It is expensive as it Large amount of money is invested for the research and development and also it
requires specialized new infrastructure which is costly.
•Li-Fi cannot be implemented in existing light, it needs new LED bulb containing VLC modulation
controller.
•Li-Fi provides shorter range of internet services. As the opaque object cannot pass light it will be
limited to only that room.
•The Li-Fi connection will be disturbed by the sunlight and other optical sources like household
lightening.
•In Li-Fi providing uplink service is hard it has only high downlink speeds. Which can interfere the
downloading signal.
•The Li-Fi only works when the transmitter and receiver have direct line of sight.
Recommendation
•Instead of replacing the existing light source it would be better to integrate Li-Fi to existing light
sources.
•Some changes should be made to the system so that the natural light sources like sunlight
shouldn’t interfere with the data transmission.
•Li-Fi should be developed which is affordable to normal users.
Conclusion
Li-Fi evolving and growing technology in near future and acting as medium to develop other new
technologies. Using this technology in future will help the environment to be cleaner, greener
and safer for the mankind by reducing the use of radio frequency. It solves the problems like low
internet connection, lack of radio spectrum which makes it safer to use Although it has also many
limitations in due course of time certain improvements and redefinition will be made in the field
of data transmission with extended platforms to make human life comfortable.