Breaking Through the Air-Water Interface with Software-Defined Visible Light Networking
Breaking Through the Air-Water Interface with Software-Defined Visible Light Networking
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10.1109/iotm.001.2200130
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2022-12
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Kerem Enhos;Deniz Ünal;Emrecan Demirors;T. Melodia
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Kerem Enhos;Deniz Ünal;Emrecan Demirors;T. Melodia
“多域作战”范式在军事和民用领域都受到了极大的关注。这种新颖的概念是在多个领域（空中，陆地，水上，网络和太空）中操作分布式和大多数无人驾驶的自主设备网络，以协调实现共同目标，无疑将成为各种应用的关键推动因素。为了实现这种新的范例，必须建立强大的通信链路，以在多个域中操作的设备之间传输数据。然而，到目前为止，在空中和水下资产之间通过空气-水界面建立高数据速率、鲁棒、安全和双向的通信链路仍然是一个悬而未决的问题。本文介绍了软件定义可见光网络，通过空气-水界面建立双向无线链路。我们首先概述了最先进的跨空气-水介质通信解决方案和替代方法的局限性。然后，我们提出了一个软件定义的可见光通信（VLC）调制解调器，这是我们提出的解决方案的主要组成部分。我们还讨论了使用可见光在空气-水界面上进行通信的挑战，限制和机会。最后，我们提出了一些关键的概念和应用程序，可以利用拟议的可见光网络解决方案。
“Multi-Domain Operations” paradigm has been receiving significant attention both in military and civilian worlds. This novel notion of operating networks of distributed and mostly unmanned autonomous devices in multiple domains - air, land, water, cyber, and space- in coordination to achieve a common objective, will undoubtedly be a key enabler for various applications. To realize this novel paradigm, it is imperative to establish robust communication links to transfer data between devices operating in multiple domains. However, as of today, establishing high data rate, robust, secure, and bi-directional communication links between aerial and underwater assets across the air-water interface is still an open problem. This article introduces the software-defined visible light networking to establish bi-directional wireless links through the air-water interface. We first overview the limitations of the state-of-the-art solutions for communication across air-water mediums and alternative approaches. We then present a software-defined visible light communication (VLC) modem, which is the primary building block of our proposed solution. We also discuss the challenges, limitations, and opportunities of using visible light to communicate over the air-water interface. Last, we present some key concepts and applications that can be enabled by leveraging the proposed visible light networking solution.