Concept and architecture of indoor optical wireless multimedia systems

Pavlos Theodorou; Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani; Robert A. Cryan

doi:10.1117/12.290370

10 October 1997 Concept and architecture of indoor optical wireless multimedia systems

Pavlos Theodorou, Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani, Robert A. Cryan

Proceedings Volume 3230, All-Optical Communication Systems: Architecture, Control, and Network Issues III; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.290370
Event: Voice, Video, and Data Communications, 1997, Dallas, TX, United States

Abstract

An architectural approach for indoor optical wireless multimedia networks is proposed. Optical wireless (OW) systems offer user mobility as is the case with rf wireless. However, OW offer additional advantages such as increased bandwidth, abundant unregulated spectrum, freedom from fading and a radiation that is contained within the communication. Zone in this paper the rationale behind the approach, the important role of the wireless packet transfer layer (WPTL) in the protocol stack of the system, and the transport architecture of the ATM cells through the optical wireless channel are discussed.

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Pavlos Theodorou, Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani, and Robert A. Cryan "Concept and architecture of indoor optical wireless multimedia systems", Proc. SPIE 3230, All-Optical Communication Systems: Architecture, Control, and Network Issues III, (10 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.290370

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