Department of CSE

TECHNICAL
SEMINAR

Presentation on

“LI-FI TECHNOLOGY”
Under the Guidance of
Mr.Srinivas C K
(Asst. Professor)
Dept. CSE, BITM Ballari
Li-Fi & All about it
LIGHT FIDELITY & HOW IT WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE PERFORM DATA
TRANSFERS!!
Presented By – H Dinesh Kumar Reddy
Agenda

 Introduction
 History
 Current technologies
 What is Li-Fi?
 How does it work?
 How is it different from other technologies?
 Wi-Fi vs. Li-Fi
 Applications & Real life usage
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Conclusion
Introduction

 Li-Fi is a wireless optical networking technology that uses light-emitting diodes

(LEDs) for performing data transfers of all sorts.

 Li-Fi uses LED light bulbs with just a few changes that enable them to transfer
data on certain frequencies of light emitted from the LEDs.

 These modifications don’t have any special changes on the amount/type of light
emitted by these LEDs.

 Li-Fi data is transmitted by the LED bulbs and received by photoreceptors in

receiving device.
History

 Harald Haas, who is a professor at the University of Edinburgh, UK is the original

founder of Li-Fi.
 The term Li-Fi was coined by him and he is the Chairperson of Mobile
Communications at the University of Edinburgh. He is also co- founder of
pureLiFi.
 Harald Haas first presented this technology in public in 2011 TED Global talk and
he also helped to start a company in order to market it.
 In October 2011, companies and industry groups formed the Li-Fi Consortium, to
promote high-speed optical wireless systems.
 The first Li-Fi smartphone prototype was presented to the world at the Consumer
Electronics Show, Las Vegas in the January of 2014.
Current Technologies
 Wired data transfer
 Wi-Fi – Wireless data transfers
 Mobile data transfers using Bluetooth & Infrared
 Optical Fiber based data transfers
 Near Field Communication

Problem with these technologies

 Wireless data transfer technologies like Bluetooth, Infrared or even NFC aren’t
much reliable.
 They either provide less speed of data transmission or just aren’t secure enough.
What is Li-Fi?

 Li-Fi stands for Light Fidelity and it is a technology that aims to provide faster
and more secure data transfer applications using LED lights.
 These LED light bulbs are just modified with a chip that regulates the frequency
at which these bulbs work to be able to use them properly for data transfers.
 Li-Fi uses the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to transfer data
at very high speeds.
 This is in contrast to established forms of wireless communication such as Wi-Fi
which use traditional radio frequency (RF) signals to transmit data.
How does Li-Fi work?
How does Li-Fi work?

 Data from the internet and local network devices like a NAS etc. are connected to
a router that converts the data into proper light frequencies.

 The data in light form is then transmitted through the LED light bulb.

 It is received by Photo Receptors which then convert the data into proper mobile
format that the receiving device can easily reproduce on it’s screen.
How is it different from other
technologies?
 Li-Fi technology uses household LED bulbs for the transfer of data.

 The transfer of the data can be made with all kinds of light, no matter what part of
the spectrum they belong to.

 That is, the light can belong to the invisible, ultraviolet or the visible part of the
spectrum as well.
How is it different? – Speed Comparisons

 Wired
 Fire wire: 800 Mbps
 USB 3.0: 5 Gbps
 Thunderbolt: 20 Gbps
 Wireless (Current standard)
 Wi-Fi: 150 Mbps
 Bluetooth: 3 Gbps
 IrDA: 4 Gbps
 Wireless (Upcoming Standards)
 Li-Fi: 10 Gbps
 Giga-IR: 1 Gbps
 Wi-Gig: 2 Gbps
Wi-Fi vs. Li-Fi

 Li-Fi can be referred to as as a light-based Li-Fi which means that it uses light
instead of radio waves to transmit information.

 Instead of Wi-Fi modems, Li-Fi will use transceiver-fitted LED lamps that can light
a room as well as transmit and receive information.

 Wi-Fi is great for general wireless coverage within building whereas Li-Fi is ideal
for high density wireless date coverage in confined area and for relieving radio
interference issues.

 So the two technologies can be considered complimentary and can co-exist together.
Applications & Real life usage
 Free Radio Spectrums: A lot of free radio spectrum will be available as Li-Fi can be used
to free some busy spectrums in a confined area.
 Smart Lighting: Any private or public lighting including street lamps can be used to
provide Li-Fi hotspots and the same communications and sensor infrastructure can be used
to monitor and control lighting and data.
 Mobile Connectivity: Laptops, smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices can
interconnect directly using Li-Fi. Short range links give very high data rates and also
provides security.
 Hazardous Environments: Li-Fi provides a safe alternative to electromagnetic
interference from radio frequency communications in environments such as mines and
petrochemical plants.
 Location Based Services (LBS): Highly accurate location-specific information services
such as advertising and navigation that enables the recipient to receive appropriate,
pertinent information in a timely manner and location.
 A lot of other applications and the list will grow with time!
Applications & Real life usage
Advantages of Li-Fi

 Li-Fi can solve problems related to the insufficiency of radio frequency

bandwidth because this technology uses Visible light spectrum that has still not
been greatly utilized.

 High data transmission rates of up to 10Gbps can be achieved.

 Since light cannot penetrate walls, it provides privacy and security that Wi-Fi
cannot.
 
 Li-Fi has low implementation and maintenance costs.
Disadvantages of Li-Fi

 Light can't pass through objects.

 A major challenge facing Li-Fi is how the receiving device will transmit back to
transmitter.

 High installation cost of the VLC systems.

 Interferences from external light sources like sun, light, normal bulbs, opaque
materials.
Conclusion

 Li-Fi as a proper technology is still in its infancy and it will take a lot of work,
research and capital in order to bring this to end consumers.

 The possibilities are numerous and can be explored further.

 If this technology can be put into practical use, every bulb can be used something
like a Wi-Fi hotspot to transmit wireless data and we will proceed toward the
cleaner, greener, safer and brighter future.
Thank You
LIGHT FIDELITY & HOW IT WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE PERFORM DATA
TRANSFERS!!