Communication of the topic of VLC

[bitpeach]

Hi! Thank you for reading this message.

I am a Chinese researcher in visible light communication networking. I just undertook this domain task for only half year.

• With my respect, are you the author of the 2016-year paper named "Extending NS3 to Simulate Visible Light Communication at Network-Level"? That paper is really a perfect and awesome research publication or result.

• In the year of 2016, after I searched lots of websites, there are little public-shared programming codes. When I found your code here, I felt such excited and extremely admired your work, although I was engaged with networking of VLC.

• Therefore, I have a small question. At first of the research, I have taken account into the NS2 using in the networking-layer of VLC. NS-series programming has been famous in wireless communication simulation. I considered that NS3 can be used in the physical-layer according to your paper, such as the signal simulation of OOK. However, in networking of VLC, VLC access point, not like WiFi access point, has strong-pointed stable direction and weak-coverage networking chacteristics on the application networking aspect. In my superficial ideas, I always think NS3 cannot design that VLC-based access point function. Maybe I have mistakes and need to be guided. I don't know how much possibilities do I use NS3 in the network-layer of VLC. If this is possible, can you recommend some publications/books or researches related to NS and VLC network for me?

Finally, please excuse me for my abrupt demands or questions, if you are pleased to leave an email address, we can more conveniently communicate by the email.

Thank you. Best regards.

[Aldalbahias]

Hello bitpeach, The email assign to this account is actually different than my main one ( asa52@njit.edu). To answer your questions: 1- Yes I'm the author of this paper and thank you for the positive feedback. 2- Excellent! and happy that my work directed you to VLC. 3- I agree with you in the sense that VLC has LOS requirement which is differ than the case in WiFi, but in terms VLC implementation based on ns3 I would say yes this possible. There are not a lot of papers on VLC based on NS3 but I think this thesis could help you (http://amslaurea.unibo.it/7597/). One more think on implementing the access point, please look at the VLCnetdeviceTx . Mostly VLC used as a downlink communication to alleviate the load on RF this can simplify the point above.
Thank you

[MENGUELLATI]

Hi, Thank you for reading this message Thank you so much for this VLC new module for NS3, i have a question:

• Why your module is not in the last NS3 version which is NS 3.26?
• Do you will integrate it on NS 3.27?
• I work on indoor positionning using VLC and i need to simulate a vlc networking so i need some help can you give me interesting links? Thank you. Best regards

[Aldalbahias]

Dear MENGUELLATI,

Please refer to the second version. It should compatible with ns3-version3.25 and after. Also refer to this link for new papers related to positioning: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?newsearch=true&queryText=%20indoor%20VLC%20positionning%20.

Thank you

[AdrianTay]

HI, Mr Aldalbahias,

I have been following the steps to build and configure the VLC module according to the steps in ns3 tutorial. But, I keep getting the below error. Can I ask for your help?

Waf: Entering directory /home/fyp/ns3/ns-allinone-3.27/ns-3.27/build' Waf: Leaving directory/home/fyp/ns3/ns-allinone-3.27/ns-3.27/build' source not found: 'model/vlc-propagation-loss-model.cc' in bld(features=['cxx', 'cxxshlib', 'ns3module'], ns3_dir_location='src/vlc', pcfilegen=bld(features='ns3pcfile', idx=2, meths=[], prec=defaultdict(<type 'list'>, {}), _name='', source='', module='ns3-vlc', mappings={}, path=/home/fyp/ns3/ns-allinone-3.27/ns-3.27/src/vlc, target='') in /home/fyp/ns3/ns-allinone-3.27/ns-3.27/src/vlc, use=['ns3-core'], mappings={}, uselib='', meths=['_add_test_code', 'apply_bundle', 'process_rule', 'process_source', 'apply_link', 'apply_implib', 'process_use', 'propagate_uselib_vars', 'apply_incpaths', 'apply_vnum', 'collect_compilation_db_tasks', 'install_boost', 'set_macosx_deployment_target'], prec=defaultdict(<type 'list'>, {}), source=['model/vlc-net-device.cc', 'model/vlc-rx-net-device.cc', 'model/vlc-tx-net-device.cc', 'model/vlc-mobility-model.cc', 'model/vlc-error-model.cc', 'model/vlc-snr.cc', 'model/vlc-channel-model.cc', 'model/vlc-propagation-loss-model.cc', 'helper/vlc-channel-helper.cc', 'helper/vlc-device-helper.cc'], test=False, is_ns3_module=True, install_path='${LIBDIR}', module_deps=['core'], dependencies=['core'], path=/home/fyp/ns3/ns-allinone-3.27/ns-3.27/src/vlc, vnum=None, posted=True, is_static=False, target='../../ns3.27-vlc-debug', idx=1, _name='ns3-vlc') in /home/fyp/ns3/ns-allinone-3.27/ns-3.27/src/vlc