Toward Hybrid COTS-based LiFi/WiFi Networks with QoS Requirements in Mobile Environments
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| author | Ancillotti, Emilio Pescosolido, Loreto Passarella, Andrea |
| author_facet | Ancillotti, Emilio Pescosolido, Loreto Passarella, Andrea |
| contents | We consider a hybrid LiFi/WiFi network consisting of commercially available equipment, for mobile scenarios, where WiFi backs up communications, through vertical handovers, in case of insufficient LiFi QoS. When QoS requirements in terms of goodput are defined, tools are needed to anticipate the vertical handover relative to what is possible with standard basic mechanisms, which are only based on a complete loss of connectivity. We introduce two such mechanisms, based on signal power level readings and CRC-based packet failure ratio, and evaluate their performance in terms of QoS-outage duration, considering as a benchmark an existing baseline solution based on the detection of a connectivity loss. In doing this, we provide insights into the interplay between such mechanisms and the LiFi protocol channel adaptation capabilities. Our experimental results are obtained using a lab-scale testbed equipped with a conveyor belt, which allows us to accurately replicate experiments with devices in motion. With the proposed methods, we achieve QoS outages below one second for a QoS level of 20 Mbps, compared to outage durations of a few seconds obtained with the baseline solution. |
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| spellingShingle | Toward Hybrid COTS-based LiFi/WiFi Networks with QoS Requirements in Mobile Environments Ancillotti, Emilio Pescosolido, Loreto Passarella, Andrea Networking and Internet Architecture We consider a hybrid LiFi/WiFi network consisting of commercially available equipment, for mobile scenarios, where WiFi backs up communications, through vertical handovers, in case of insufficient LiFi QoS. When QoS requirements in terms of goodput are defined, tools are needed to anticipate the vertical handover relative to what is possible with standard basic mechanisms, which are only based on a complete loss of connectivity. We introduce two such mechanisms, based on signal power level readings and CRC-based packet failure ratio, and evaluate their performance in terms of QoS-outage duration, considering as a benchmark an existing baseline solution based on the detection of a connectivity loss. In doing this, we provide insights into the interplay between such mechanisms and the LiFi protocol channel adaptation capabilities. Our experimental results are obtained using a lab-scale testbed equipped with a conveyor belt, which allows us to accurately replicate experiments with devices in motion. With the proposed methods, we achieve QoS outages below one second for a QoS level of 20 Mbps, compared to outage durations of a few seconds obtained with the baseline solution. |
| title | Toward Hybrid COTS-based LiFi/WiFi Networks with QoS Requirements in Mobile Environments |
| topic | Networking and Internet Architecture |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00210 |