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Abstract
Hybrid light-fidelity (LiFi) and wireless-fidelity (WiFi) networks (HLWNets) provide a promising solution for the future indoor wireless communications. This network structure faces the challenge of traffic congestion since LiFi links are prone to be blocked due to angular misalignment and path obstruction while WiFi has limited capacity. In this paper, a novel network structure that enables device-to-device (D2D) technology in HLWNets is considered. Then, traffic grooming (TG) for D2D-enabled HLWNets with massive light-path blockages is researched. By jointly handling mode selection, user pairing, and resource allocation, TG is formulated as a joint optimization problem. This can efficiently groom low-speed connections from WiFi onto high-capacity LiFi when massive light-path blockages occur, thus increasing network throughput. Next, a three-stage heuristic TG algorithm is developed to reduce the computational complexity required to solve the optimization problem. Finally, by simulation, the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm has been demonstrated. The simulation results indicate that the network throughput can be increased by up to 20% with the proposed algorithm. Besides, the proposed algorithm also has significant advantages in terms of Jain's fairness index and user satisfaction.
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Optical Switching and Networking (OSN) is an archival journal aiming to provide complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in the optical and high-speed opto-electronic networking areas. The editorial board is committed to providing detailed, constructive feedback to submitted papers, as well as a fast turn-around time.
Optical Switching and Networking considers high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of optical and opto-electronic networks. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Optical and Opto-Electronic Backbone, Metropolitan and Local Area Networks
• Optical Data Center Networks
• Elastic optical networks
• Green Optical Networks
• Software Defined Optical Networks
• Novel Multi-layer Architectures and Protocols (Ethernet, Internet, Physical Layer)
• Optical Networks for Interet of Things (IOT)
• Home Networks, In-Vehicle Networks, and Other Short-Reach Networks
• Optical Access Networks
• Optical Data Center Interconnection Systems
• Optical OFDM and coherent optical network systems
• Free Space Optics (FSO) networks
• Hybrid Fiber - Wireless Networks
• Optical Satellite Networks
• Visible Light Communication Networks
• Optical Storage Networks
• Optical Network Security
• Optical Network Resiliance and Reliability
• Control Plane Issues and Signaling Protocols
• Optical Quality of Service (OQoS) and Impairment Monitoring
• Optical Layer Anycast, Broadcast and Multicast
• Optical Network Applications, Testbeds and Experimental Networks
• Optical Network for Science and High Performance Computing Networks
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