Description du projet
L’Internet des objets peut désormais compter sur le LiFi
La multiplication du nombre de dispositifs communiquant à des vitesses plus élevées au sein de l’Internet des objets (IdO) mettra à rude épreuve le débit de données, la fiabilité et la latence des connexions sans fil. Si de nombreux dispositifs de l’IdO communiquent dans un espace confiné, le besoin de fréquences de transmission sans fil augmentera plus rapidement que prévu pour les services Internet actuels. D’une durée de 36 mois, forts de 10 partenaires et piloté par l’Institut Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz, le projet ELIOT, financé par l’UE, développera des solutions de masse pour l’IdO en utilisant le LiFi, un réseau de communication sans fil de prochaine génération, qui exploite la lumière au lieu des ondes radio. Tirant parti du LiFi, le consortium ELIOT met au point une nouvelle technologie de communication mobile en réseau qui fonctionne dans le spectre lumineux inutilisé, qui pourra accueillir le trafic de l’IdO provenant du Wi-Fi et de la radio mobile.
Objectif
So far, the Internet of Things (IoT) is narrowband with no latency constraints. A wider range of applications is envisioned for industrial manufacturing, augmented reality and autonomous cars. It makes use of artificial intelligence, where compute functions will be offloaded from devices into the cloud. Accordingly, future IoT will need wireless links with high data rates, low latency and reliable connectivity despite the limited radio spectrum. Connected lighting is an interesting infrastructure for IoT services because it enables visible light communication (VLC), i.e. a wireless communication using unlicensed light spectrum. LED luminaires have enough modulation bandwidth for high data rates and each luminaire can be used as a wireless access point. Networked VLC-enhanced luminaires will add new features to build a wireless network for the IoT. ELIOT will start from existing prototypes and develop the support for IoT services. The project will integrate the lighting infrastructure with VLC and add positioning, multicast communications and enhanced security. ELIOT will demonstrate the new infrastructure in real environments at TRL ≥6 and mobile IoT devices at TRL ≥ 4. Main project goals are to provide an open reference architecture for the support of IoT in the lighting infrastructure, build consensus reflecting the best architectural choices, contribute to standardization of lighting and telecom infrastructures in IEC, IETF, IEEE and ITU-T and provide a roadmap for IoT until 2022 and beyond. ELIOT brings together Europe’s key players that cover the whole value chain, i.e. OSRAM, Philips Lighting and Tridonic as major component and luminaire makers, Maxlinear as chipmaker, NOKIA as a leading network vendor and integrator, BMW, Weidmüller and Thyssen Krupp working on industrial IoT, Deutsche Telekom and KPN as innovative operators, together with Fraunhofer HHI as a leading research institute and two top universities from Eindhoven and Oxford.
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- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligence
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringautonomous vehicles
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology
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