Presented byPresented by:Pratik Malviya

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LIGHT FIDELITY
Light based WI-FI
Light is used instead of radio-waves to transmit
information
Transceiver fitted LED lamps acts like Wi-Fi modems
LED lamps can light a room as well as transmit-receive
information
Provides illumination as well as data communication

NEED FOR LI-FI

Radio spectrum is congested, but
the demand for wireless data
doubles each year
Issues regarding radio spectrum,
such as capacity, availability,
efficiency, security are solved
using LIFI.
Speed of data transmission can be
increased.

OVERCOMING WIFI ISSUES

CAPACITY

Spectrum is 10,000 times greater than that of radio

frequency

EFFICIENCY

Highly efficient since LED consumes less energy

AVAILABILITY

Light waves available everywhere.

SECURITY

Cannot penetrate through walls. Hence data cannot be

intercepted.

VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION

In electromagnetic spectrum, gamma, UV rays are dangerous
for human body.
IR rays, due to eye safety regulations, are not used

LIFE OF LIFI
Introduced by Professor Herald hass, at the university of

Edinburgh.
Established in 2011 TED global talk
The promotion of idea through TED helped to start a company,
Pure LiFi
Pure LiFi, formerly pure VLC, is an original equipment
manufacture firm setup to commercialize Li-Fi products for
integration with existing LED lighting systems
In October 2011, few companies and industries group formed
Li-Fi consortium to promote the high speed optical wireless
systems

HOW IT WORKS?
Operational procedure is very simple.
If LED is ON, digital data 1 is transmitted & if LED is
OFF, digital data 0 is transmitted.
LEDs varies in intensity so fast that a human eye cannot
detect it
A controller connected at the back side of these LEDs is
used to code data.
Also called as 5G optical communication.

IMPLEMENTATION
All the data from Internet is

streamed into lamp driver.

Data from internet is used to
modulate the intensity of LED
light source.
Thus by fast and subtle
variations of current, optical
output can be made to vary at
extremely high speed
The photodetector picks up the
signal
The receiver dongle then
converts the tiny changes in
amplitude into a data stream.

LI-FI ROUTER
Serves as a connector to external

link like DSL.

Covers a radius of about 20 meters
The transmission speed is 100 Mbps.
Suitable for small office or home use

APPLICATIONS
LIFI can be used in

sensitive areas such as aircrafts for data transmission

without causing interference
Places where it is difficult to lay optical fibers like
operation theaters
Traffic scenarios, thereby reducing accidents
Underwater applications where radio waves cannot
propagate.
Industries like petrochemical plants, nuclear power plants ,
petrol pumps etc

A PROVEN TECHNOLOGY
Harald has demonstrated Li-Fi

using an ordinary table lamp and a

computer located below the lamp.
He successfully transmitted data at

speed exceeding 10Mbps using light

waves from LED light bulbs .
Also he periodically blocked the

beam of light, causing the connection

to drop.

ADVANTAGES
Data rate greater than 10 Gbps; Theoretically allowing HD

film
to be downloaded in 30 seconds
Can be used anywhere, even in RF restricted areas; Since light
waves will not interfere with radio waves.
Mostly LED light bulbs are used, which consumes less energy.
Hence cost efficient.
As light waves cannot penetrate through walls, the data cannot
be intercepted; Thus provides secured communication.
Efficient alternative to radio based wireless; since it is quick
and reliable.

LIMITATIONS
Visible light cannot penetrate through solid objects.
A major challenge of LiFi is how the receiving device will

transmit back to transmitter.

Interferences from external light sources like sunlight, in the
path of transmission will cause interruption in the
communication.
Data transmission can be easily blocked by any object placed in
front of LED source.

CONCLUSION
Thus, if Li-Fi technology can be put into practical use, every
bulb can be used as an alternative to Wi-Fi hotspots. It provides
simple, faster and efficient wireless data communication. Li-Fi
will make us to proceed towards the cleaner, greener, safer and
brighter future.

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