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Learning-Enabled Throughput-Handover Trade-Offs in Hybrid LiFi/WiFi Networks

Year : 2025

Publisher : IEEE Computer Society

Source Title : International Symposium on Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems, ANTS

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Abstract

Hybrid LiFi/WiFi networks leverage the high-speed potential of optical wireless links alongside the coverage reliability of RF technologies, but LiFi’s limited range and blockage sensitivity often trigger frequent handovers. Accurate prediction of Signal-To-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) and Signal-To-Noise Ratio (SNR) from user position data can improve access point (AP) selection and reduce unnecessary handovers. This paper compares Supervised Learning (SL), Reinforcement Learning (RL), and a hybrid SL+RL approach using SINR/SNR measurements from a LiFi/WiFi environment, evaluating prediction accuracy, throughput, handover rate, and fairness.