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Visible Light Communication for Smart Cities

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  • Nov 2024
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Authors:
  1. Khmaies Ouahada

    1. School of Electrical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

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  2. Ling Cheng

    1. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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  3. Alain Richard Ndjiongue

    1. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada

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  • Highlights the importance of PLC technology to improvove communication technology

  • Emphasizes the importance of PLC for building future smart cities

  • Features new hybrid PLC communications channels

Part of the book series: Signals and Communication Technology (SCT)

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About this book

This book shows the importance of Power Line Communications (PLC) technology to improve and solve the limitations and drawbacks of other communications channels by integrating with these communications channels. Furthermore, PLC technology creates a new hybrid communications channel that can lead to reliable and strong communications systems capable of meeting today’s communications challenges for smooth, reliable and high data rate transmission systems able to cope with the challenges facing smart cities. Active researchers on PLC technology contribute to this book by emphasising the importance of this technology in building future smart cities.

This book is subdivided into three major thematic parts:

Part I: Communications Channels: This part is an overview from a theoretical and a practical perspective presented in the form of survey of the three major communications channels: Power Line Communications (PLC), Visible Light Communications (VLC) and Wireless Communications (WCC) channels.

Part II: Hybrid Communications Systems: This part presents examples of how the new emerging technology combines the three communications channels into specific applications. The new hybrid channels are discussed and examples of applications are presented.

Part III: PLC and its Applications: This part is reserved for smart homes, smart grid and smart cities, making use of the new hybrid technology with PLC as the backbone.


Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Electrical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Khmaies Ouahada

  • University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Ling Cheng

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada

    Alain Richard Ndjiongue

About the authors

Khmaies Ouahada is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He received his Ph. D. degree also from the University of Johannesburg. His research interests include, information theory; coding techniques; power-line communications; visible light communications; smart grid; energy demand management; renewable energy;  wireless communications; reverse engineering and engineering education. Professor Ouahada received several awards, especially for his excellence in teaching and exceptionally innovative projects.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Visible Light Communication for Smart Cities

  • Authors: Khmaies Ouahada, Ling Cheng, Alain Richard Ndjiongue

  • Series Title: Signals and Communication Technology

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3265-4Due: 11 December 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3266-1Due: 11 December 2024

  • Series ISSN: 1860-4862

  • Series E-ISSN: 1860-4870

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Illustrations: 200 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Communications Engineering, Networks, Computer Communication Networks

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