100 Gbit/s Wireless Communication Speed with Li-Fi Technology

  • Contributor Eng. Mottas Hassan
Innovation , Technology, Sustainability, Communication Published DATE 18/11/2020 10:56
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Li-Fi offers a revolutionary wireless technology with a 100GBit/sec bandwidth speed, a high level of security, cost-effective implementation, and much more...

What is Li-Fi?

LiFi is a mobile wireless technology that uses light rather than radio frequencies to transmit data. The technology is supported by a global ecosystem of companies driving the adoption of LiFi, the next generation of wireless that is ready for seamless integration into the 5G core.

How does it work?

Radio frequency communication requires radio circuits, antennas, and complex receivers, whereas LiFi is much simpler and uses direct modulation methods similar to those used in low-cost infrared communications devices such as remote control units. LED light bulbs have high intensities and therefore can achieve very large data rates

Benefits:

1- Speed & Bandwidth: Li-Fi can deliver multiple Gbps speeds on mobile devices. This next-generation technology will drive wireless beyond any current capability, opening up unprecedented bandwidth.

2- Reliability: Li-Fi provides enhanced reliability enabling interference-free communications and 1000 times the data density, dramatically improving the user experience.

3- Low Latency: Li-Fi currently offers latency by a factor of three times lower than Wi-Fi and can radically enable innovation, automation, and applications such as AR and VR.

4- Security: Light can be contained, and secured in a physical space. LiFi enables additional control as Li-Fi offers precise localization for asset tracking and user authentication.

5- Localisation: Li-Fi is fully networked, and each Li-Fi enabled light has it a unique IP address which means advanced geofencing can be deployed simply in a Li-Fi network.

6- Interference Free: RF is vulnerable to interference from a wide range of devices such as cordless phones, microwaves and neighbouring Wi-Fi networks. Li-Fi signals can be defined by the area of illumination, which means interference is much simpler to avoid and even stop altogether. This also means L-iF can be used in RF hostile zones such as hospitals, power plants and aeroplanes

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