[WA3] Emerging Access Systems

[WA3-3] VLC/RF Channel Switching Process Adapting to User Mobility in Coexistence Architecture

〇Ryota Shiina, Kazutaka Hara, Tomohiro Taniguchi, Toshiro Nakahira, Tomoki Murakami, Satoshi Ikeda (NTT Corporation, Japan)

Keywords:Access Network and Subsystem, Hybrid wireless-optical access networks

We propose a seamless channel switching process that considers user mobility in the WiSMA-based VLC/RF coexistence architecture. Experiments and theoretical evaluations confirm the feasibility of the proposal over an expected range of user velocities.