Free Space Optics (FSO) systems present some important advantages if compared to Radio Frequency links, but they can be affected by several impairments that degrade the link quality and availability. In particular, due to temporary interruptions of the line-of-sight condition between the transmitter and the receiver, packet loss can occur during data transmission. In this work, we present an indoor Free Space Optics link, in which we have systematically generated interruptions of the beam. We demonstrate how the application of the most recent rateless codes, i.e., RaptorQ codes, can strongly improve the link quality by reducing packet loss. In particular, results show that the Packet Error Rate greatly decreases when employing RaptorQ codes. Finally, by choosing the most suitable encoding/decoding parameters, we can correctly recover all the lost packets, ensuring an error-free operation.

Pernice, R., Ando', A., Musso, D., Parisi, A., Mangione, S., Curcio, L., et al. (2014). Packet loss recovery in an indoor Free Space Optics link using rateless codes. In 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2014 [10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876492].

Packet loss recovery in an indoor Free Space Optics link using rateless codes

PERNICE, Riccardo;ANDO', Andrea;PARISI, Antonino;MANGIONE, Stefano;CURCIO, Luciano;STIVALA, Salvatore;BUSACCA, Alessandro
2014-01-01

Abstract

Free Space Optics (FSO) systems present some important advantages if compared to Radio Frequency links, but they can be affected by several impairments that degrade the link quality and availability. In particular, due to temporary interruptions of the line-of-sight condition between the transmitter and the receiver, packet loss can occur during data transmission. In this work, we present an indoor Free Space Optics link, in which we have systematically generated interruptions of the beam. We demonstrate how the application of the most recent rateless codes, i.e., RaptorQ codes, can strongly improve the link quality by reducing packet loss. In particular, results show that the Packet Error Rate greatly decreases when employing RaptorQ codes. Finally, by choosing the most suitable encoding/decoding parameters, we can correctly recover all the lost packets, ensuring an error-free operation.
2014
978-1-4799-5600-5
Pernice, R., Ando', A., Musso, D., Parisi, A., Mangione, S., Curcio, L., et al. (2014). Packet loss recovery in an indoor Free Space Optics link using rateless codes. In 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2014 [10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876492].
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