On 3-D Hybrid VLC-RF Systems with Light Energy Harvesting and OMA Scheme over RF Links

Gaofeng Pan, Hongjiang Lei, Zhiguo Ding, Qiang Ni

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Abstract

In this paper, an indoor 3-dimensional (3-D) hybrid visible light communication (VLC)-radio frequency (RF) system with spatially random terminals is considered. Specifically, VLC and RF communications are employed over downlink and uplink, respectively. Meanwhile, the devices, like sensor nodes, are designed to harvest the energy from the light emitted by the light-emitting diode over the downlink, which is used for the transmissions over the uplink. The light energy harvesting model is proposed after introducing the line of sight propagation model for VLC. Then, the outage performance for orthogonal multiple access (OMA) scheme over the uplink has been studied by using stochastic geometry theory, while considering all devices are spatially random distributed in the 3-D room and all uplinks follow independent/correlated Rician fading. Finally, the analytical expressions for the outage probability with OMA scheme are derived and verified through Monte Carlo simulations.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publication2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2017 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509050192
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2017
Event2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2017 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 4 Dec 20178 Dec 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2017 - Proceedings
Volume2018-January

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2017
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period4/12/178/12/17

Keywords

  • Light energy harvesting
  • Secrecy outage probability
  • Stochastic geometry
  • Visible light communication

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