International audienceCentralized/Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) is a promising future mobile network architecture, which can potentially increase the capacity of mobile network meanwhile reducing operators' cost. In standard C-RAN, frequency shifting is made in Remote Radio Heads (RRHs), which are close to the antennas. Signal processing and upper layers are made in Baseband Unit (BBU) pool for multiple base stations. However, this results in high burden on the optical transport network between RRHs and BBU pool. This paper investigates new functional split architectures between RRH and BBU, to reduce the transmission throughput between RRHs and BBUs. Two new architectures are proposed and modeled for the uplink. We propose to move part of physical layer functions of the BBU to the RRH. For the proposed architectures, the transmission rate between RRHs and BBUs depends on the mobile network load, while that of current architecture is constant. Simulation results illustrate that 30 to 40 percent bandwidth can be saved when all the radio channel capacity is used, and up to 70 percent bandwidth when half of the radio channel capacity is used

Lighting systems are undergoing a revolution from fluorescent lamps or tubes to light emitting diodes that offer greater energy efficiency and a longer lifetime. This paper considers using these light sources to provide other benefits. The proposed system has low deployment cost and most importantly, it uses the unique characteristics of visible light to complement existing wireless communication systems. This paper outlines a system design with three features. First, it can provide a provable and secure wireless communication capability. In particular, a user is authenticated according to his or her location. Second, it includes indoor positioning systems with high precision. Finally, it also supports information broadcast with a high frequency reuse factor. This paper provides both experimental and theoretical results. We build the mathematical framework for the analysis of visible light positioning systems. Experimental results and analysis are given to explain the concerns of light sensors in a mobile phone for building an indoor positioning system. A novel authentication system based on users' locations is proposed. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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