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Two-Tier Multi-Rate Slotted ALOHA for OWC/RF-Based IoT Networks (2302.09920v1)
Published 20 Feb 2023 in cs.NI, cs.IT, and math.IT
Abstract: We consider a massive Internet of Things (IoT) scenario where indoor IoT devices access the network via optical wireless communication (OWC) IoT systems that relay data via a backhaul radio frequency (RF) low-power wide-area network (LP WAN). We propose a novel two-tier multi-rate Slotted ALOHA (SA) system model to design and analyse such hybrid OWC/RF networks. For a particular hybrid OWC/RF setup, we present an in-depth numerical investigation that provides insights into the proposed two-tier multi-rate hybrid OWC/RF SA system design.