Optical Wireless Network Design for Off-Body-Sensor Based Monitoring

Abstract EN

In this article, we propose an all-optical bidirectional wireless communication system for off-body sensor communication.

Optical technology uses infrared (IR) for uplinks and visible light communication (VLC) for downlinks.

From numerical simulations, we discuss the impact of body sensor positions on IR and VLC channels.

Our goal is to evaluate the possibilities of using optical technology to transmit sensor data for extreme positions such as the ankle, for which the presence of the body creates blockages.

In addition, we also consider the variations in orientation of transceivers due to random mobility of body parts during normal movement.

Based on a statistical approach, we evaluate performance in terms of outage probability using channel impulse response sets corresponding to the studied scenario, which is health monitoring.

Considering a given quality of service, we address trade-offs related to emitting power and data rate.

We discuss the results regarding sensor node position and body reflectivity specifically for ankle sensors, corresponding to an extreme but realistic position in the health-monitoring context.