Soft Handover in OFDMA Based Visible Light Communication Networks

As the demand for wireless bandwidth rapidly increases, alternative methods to radio frequency-based communication are investigated to overcome the limited bandwidth problem. Visible light communication (VLC) using light emitting diodes (LEDs) is one of these alternatives. LEDs are estimated to replace the incandescent bulbs within the decade. Since, LEDs can be intensity modulated faster than the human eye can detect, illumination and communication can both be provided by the same lighting system. Indoors communication constitutes 70% of the overall traffic, and VLC is a promising technology to complement Wi-Fi and cellular wireless systems. However, proper handover mechanism should be developed for VLC to be a complete indoors solution. In this paper, we present two soft handover methods for VLC. Simulation results indicate our solutions provide higher data rate for both the overall system and individual users in the handover region.

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