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Title: Visible Light Communication Cyber-Physical Systems-on-Chip for Smart Cities
This paper reviews recent developments of Light Emitting Diode (LED) based Visible Light Communication (VLC) technologies and related cyber-physical systems-on-chip (CPSoC) for smart city applications. Critical aspects of LED VLC cyber-physical systems are discussed. Designs of LEDbased VLC CPSoC Integrated Circuits (IC) are depicted. LED VLC technology, as a viable internet of things (IoT) solution, has the potential for various applications for smart cities including smart hospitals, smart homes, smart communities and smart traffics in near future.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1838702
PAR ID:
10202651
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proc. 2nd IEEE International Conference on Information Communication and Signal Processing (ICSP)
Volume:
2019
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1141 - 1146
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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