Conference proceeding
WiFO: A Hybrid WiFi Free-Space Optical Communication Networks of Femtocells
Proceedings of the 20th ACM International Conference on modelling, analysis and simulation of wireless and mobile systems, Vol.2017-, pp.35-42
MSWiM '17
11/21/2017
DOI: 10.1145/3127540.3127557
Abstract
The recent growth of markets for smart homes and the Internet of Things (IoT) create a significant demand in wireless access capacity. Consequently, much of current research has focused on efficient utilization of RF (Radio Frequency) spectrum. In this paper, an orthogonal approach using Free Space Optic (FSO) technology is proposed to increase capacities of indoor wireless networks. Specifically, we describe WiFO, a novel wireless indoor communication system based on the femtocell architecture that integrates both RF and FSO technologies. WiFO aims to increase the wireless capacities while retaining the mobility offered by the existing WiFi networks. Our preliminary prototype shows promising results to significantly boost up the capacity of the existing WiFi networks.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- WiFO: A Hybrid WiFi Free-Space Optical Communication Networks of Femtocells
- Creators
- Qiwei Wang - Oregon State UniversitySpencer Liverman - Oregon State UniversityYu-jung ChuAnindita Borah - Oregon State UniversitySongtao Wang - Oregon State UniversityThinh Nguyen - Oregon State UniversityArun Natarajan - Oregon State UniversityAlan Wang - Oregon State University
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 20th ACM International Conference on modelling, analysis and simulation of wireless and mobile systems, Vol.2017-, pp.35-42
- Series
- MSWiM '17
- DOI
- 10.1145/3127540.3127557
- Publisher
- ACM
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000001, name: National Science Foundation, award: NSF:EARS 1547450
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/21/2017
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984197445102771
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