2. Content
Introduction
History
How Li-Fi Works?
Real Time Usage of Li Fi
Comparison between Various Technologies
How it is different?
Wi-Fi vs Li-Fi
Application
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion
3. • Li-Fi is a wireless optical networking technology that uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for
data transmission.
• Li-Fi is designed to use LED light bulbs similar to those currently in use in many energy-
conscious homes and offices.
• However, Li-Fi bulbs are outfitted with a chip that modulates the light imperceptibly for optical
data transmission.
• Li-Fi data is transmitted by the LED bulbs and received by photoreceptors.
4. History
• Professor Harald Haas, from the University of Edinburgh in the UK, is
widely recognized as the original founder of Li-Fi.
• Haas promoted this technology in his 2011 TED Global talk and helped start
a company to market it.
• The first Li-Fi smart phone prototype was presented at the Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 7–10 in 2014.
6. Real Time Usage of Li-Fi
Figure 2: All domestic system is connected with Li-Fi
7. Wi-Fi 150 Mbps
Bluetooth 3 Gbps
IrDA 4 Gbps
Comparison between various
Technologies
WIRED
WIRELESS(CURRENT)
WIRELESS(FUTURE)
Fire wire 800 Mbps
USB 3.0 5 Gbps
Thunderbolt 20 Gbps
Li-Fi 10 Gbps
Giga-IR 1 Gbps
Wi-Gig 2Gbps
8. How Li-Fi is different?
Li-Fi technology is based on LEDs for the transfer of data.
The transfer of the data can be with the help of all kinds of
light, no matter the part of the spectrum that they belong.
That is, the light can belong to the invisible, ultraviolet or the
visible part of the spectrum.
9. PARAMETER LI-FI WI-FI
1. MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH DATA
TRANSFER
Light Radio Wave
2. PRIVACY More Secure Less Secure
3. DATA TRANSFER SPEED About 1Gbps 150Mbps
4. FREQUENCY 10THz 2.4GHz,4.9GHz,5GH
z
5. COVERAGE DISTANCE About 10meters About 32meters
11. Advantages
High data transmission rates of up to 10Gbps can be achieved.
Li-Fi has low implementation and maintenance costs.
Disadvantages
Light can't pass through objects.
A major challenge facing Li-Fi is how the receiving device will
transmit back to transmitter.
12. Conclusion
The possibilities are numerous and can be explored further.
If his technology can be put into practical use, every bulb can be
used something like a Wi-Fi hotspot to transmit wireless data and
we will proceed toward the cleaner, greener, safer and brighter
future.