Resource allocation for downlink OFDMA in underwater visible light communications

Mohammed Elamassie, Mehdi Karbalayghareh, Farshad Miramirkhani, Murat Uysal, Mohamed Abdallah, Khalid Qaraqe

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Abstract

As a wireless connectivity solution with low latency and high capacity, visible light communication (VLC) is particularly attractive for high-speed underwater applications such as image or real-time video transmission. In this paper, we consider the downlink of an underwater sensor network (USN) where the communication between the central command unit and sensor nodes takes place through VLC. The system builds upon DC-biased-optical orthogonal frequency division multiple access (DCO-OFDMA) where subsets of subcarriers are assigned to different nodes. We propose a joint subcarrier allocation and bit loading algorithm in an effort to achieve identical data rate for each node in the USN while satisfying a targeted bit error rate (BER). We further present Monte Carlo simulation results to demonstrate the performance of the proposed adaptive algorithm.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2019 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking, BlackSeaCom 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728132341
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Event7th IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking, BlackSeaCom 2019 - Sochi, Russian Federation
Duration: Jun 3 2019Jun 6 2019

Publication series

Name2019 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking, BlackSeaCom 2019

Conference

Conference7th IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking, BlackSeaCom 2019
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySochi
Period6/3/196/6/19

Keywords

  • Underwater visible light communications (VLC)
  • orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA)
  • resource allocation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Signal Processing
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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