On the Performance of DF-based Power-Line/Visible-Light Communication Systems

Waled Gheth, Khaled M. Rabie, Bamidele Adebisi, Muhammad Ijaz, Georgina Harris

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Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive performance analysis of an integrated indoor power line communication (PLC)/visible light communication (VLC) system with the presence of a decode-and-forward (DF) relay. The existing indoor power line networks are used as the backbone for VLCs. The performance of the proposed system is evaluated in terms of the average capacity and the outage probability. A new unified mathematical method is developed for the PLC/VLC system and analytical expressions for the aforementioned performance metrics are derived. Monte Carlo simulations are provided throughout the paper to verify the correctness of the analysis. The results reveal that the performance of the proposed system deteriorates with increasing the end-to-end distance and improves with increasing the relay transmit power. It is also shown that the outage probability of the system under consideration is negatively affected by the vertical distance to user plane.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security, ICSPIS 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728102573
ISBN (Print)9781538665824
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Feb 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 7 Nov 20188 Nov 2018

Conference

Conference2018 International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security
Abbreviated titleICSPIS 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Period7/11/188/11/18

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