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Coverage-bounding wireless communication with visible light 1
Poster: Securing IoT through coverage-bounding wireless communication with visible light
Qing Wang1, Jona Beysens2, Dave Singelée2, and Sofie Pollin2
1 TU Delft, the Netherlands2 KU Leuven, Belgium
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Coverage-bounding wireless communication with visible light 2Coverage-bounding wireless communication with visible light 2
Trend in Wireless Communications
3 kHz 300 kHz 30 MHz 300 MHz 6 GHz 30 GHz 300 GHz
1G
2G3G
4G5G ...
30 GHz 300 GHz
Antenna design is very complex
Signal processing is complex
Devices are expensive
Much more energy consumptions
5G
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Coverage-bounding wireless communication with visible light 3Coverage-bounding wireless communication with visible light 3
Trend in Wireless Communications
3 kHz 300 kHz 30 MHz 300 MHz 6 GHz 30 GHz 300 GHz
1G
2G3G
4G5G ...
30 GHz 300 GHz
Antenna design is very complex
Signal processing is complex
Devices are expensive
Much more energy consumptions
5G
New frequency band: larger bandwidth +
simpler design?
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Visible Light Communication
Advantages compared to RF:
Much larger bandwidth
Signal processing is easier
Energy efficient
Devices are cheaper
Secure: light can be bounded by walls
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A step further: Coverage-bounding wireless communication with visible light
HODOR: coverage-bounding and visual wireless communication
§ Coverage-bounding: the wireless communication range is controlled accurately in 3-dimensions
§ Visual: the communication coverage and process are visible to user à an important and user-friendly side-channel for securing IoT
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Realization methods
Physical methods
Visible light is directional
Visible light can be blocked easily
Software-defined methods
Dynamically change the the parameter settings of TXs, receivers, and program the surroundings.
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Simulation results
Setup: a grid of 4 transmitters in an area of 3 m X 3 mResult: coverage-bounding by using blockagesResult: coverage-bounding by leveraging interference from neighboring transmitters
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Simulation results
Setup: a grid of 4 transmitters in an area of 3 m X 3 mResult: coverage-bounding by using blockagesResult: coverage-bounding by leveraging interference from neighboring transmitters
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Experimental result
Based on our DenseVLC testbed [1,2]: TX8 (desired), TX12 and TX32 (interfering transmitters)Result: can bound the communication range as desired
[1] A Cell-free Networking System with Visible Light. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2020.[2] DenseVLC: A Cell-Free Massive MIMO System with Distributed LEDs. ACM CoNEXT, 2018.
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Conclusion
Proposed the concept of coverage-bounding wireless communication
Proposed two categories of preliminary methods
Evaluated with simulation and experiments
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Coverage-bounding wireless communication with visible light 11Passive Visible Light Networks: Taxonomy and Opportunities 11
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