Title :
Convergence between optical wireless and impulse radio UWB
Author_Institution :
Univ. La Sapienza, Rome
Abstract :
Recent developments in Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology led to the definition of a new impulse radio UWB-based IEEE standard for low data rate communications, IEEE 802.15.4a. UWB radio is however sensible to strong external interference due to the low emission levels allowed by current regulation. Given the strong similarities between impulse radio UWB and wireless optical, the combination of the two technologies can provide strong benefits and overcome the limitations of the two technologies. This work proposes a strategy that combines the two physical layer techniques by adopting a common medium access control protocol, and analyzes the performance of the solution under specific application scenarios.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; access protocols; data communication; optical communication; radiocommunication; ultra wideband communication; IEEE standard; current regulation; external interference; impulse radio UWB; low data rate communications; medium access control protocol; optical wireless UWB; ultra wideband technology; Communication standards; Convergence; Current control; Interference; Optical sensors; Physical layer; Standards development; Stimulated emission; Ultra wideband communication; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
ICTON Mediterranean Winter Conference, 2007. ICTON-MW 2007
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1639-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1639-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICTONMW.2007.4446988
