Ecma/GA/2008/244 Ecma/TC47/2009/010

Challenge of NFC technology using Visible Light

4th December, 2008 Clint Chaplin (c.chaplin@sisa.samsung.com)

Samsung Electronics

Outline Part 1 : What is VLC ?

VLC Introduction VLC Application LED as Light Source for VLC

VLC vs. RF characteristics

Part 2 : VL (Visible Light)-NFC

NFC Concept NFC Application Why VL-NFC ? VL-NFC Characteristics

Conclusion

VLC Introduction
VLC (Visible Light Communication)
New communication technology using Visible Light
Wavelength between ~400nm (750THz) and ~700nm (428THz)

General characteristic
Visibility : Aesthetically pleasing
Security : What You See Is What You Send Unregulated : No regulation in optical frequency Health : Harmless for human body

Non-interference with other devices

300MHz 10GHz

300GHz

3THz

428THz

750THz

300PHz

RF
1m 3cm 1mm 100m

IR

visible
700nm 400nm

UV
1nm

802.11 802.16

TC 48 802.15.3c

THz VLC
IrDA

LED as Light Source for VLC

Light Emitting Diode (LED) Small Relatively Long life More efficient Low power consumption Relatively faster response time Difficult to damage with external shock High tolerance to humidity Minimal heat generation

Performance and Price comparison

Cost / Brightness ratio 100 10 2003 LED

2005 LED

2010 LED 1 Incandescent Lamp 0 Halogen Lamp Fluorescent Lamp HID (High-Intensity Discharge) 50 Brightness / Power ratio 100

2015 LED
150

Source: Credit Suisse, 2006.11.2

VLC Application
Application Function

Mobile to Mobile
Handheld device, Portable device

Contents-sharing Data transfer

Mobile to Fixed
CE, Kiosk, Printer

File transfer Video streaming M-commerce

Infrastructure to Mobile

Indoor Navigation Information-broadcast

VL vs. RF Characteristics
Property
Bandwidth EMI Line of sight Standard Power consumption Visibility security Infrastructure Mobility Coverage, Distance

VL Comm.

RF Comm.

Unlimited, 400nm~700nm Regulatory, BW Limited No Yes Beginning Relatively low Yes LED Illumination Limited Narrow, Short Yes No Matured Medium No Access Point Yes Wide, Medium

Outline Part 1 : What is VLC ?

VLC Introduction VLC Application LED as Light Source for VLC

VLC vs. RF characteristics

Part 2 : VL (Visible Light)-NFC

NFC Concept NFC Application Why VL-NFC ? VL-NFC Characteristics

Conclusion

NFC Concept
Feature
10cm Communication Smart Card + S/W + RFID

Mode
NFC Reader NFC Tag Peer to Peer Communication

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

NFC Application

Kiosk P2P

e-Poster

Transportation

Payment

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Why VL-NFC ?
High Data Rate

VL-NFC
High Data Rate

Expansion of data rate capacity by not using frequency range

VL NFC
Visible Security Unregulated

Visible Security

What you see is what you send

Unregulated No regulation in communication frequency

VL-NFC Characteristics
High data rate (Link performance)

120 Mbps
10 10 5 0 -5 -10

240 Mbps
10 5 0 -5 -10

320 Mbps
-log (BER)
10 8 6 4 2 0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Coverage (cm)

5 0 -5 -10

20

40

60

80 100 120

20

40

60

80 100 120

Distance (cm)

Distance (cm)

Distance (cm)

Outline Part 1 : What is VLC ?

VLC Introduction VLC Application LED as Light Source for VLC

VLC vs. RF characteristics

Part 2 : VL (Visible Light)-NFC

NFC Concept NFC Application Why VL-NFC ? VL-NFC Characteristics

Conclusion

Conclusion
Visible Light-NFC has unique properties that opens up new applications and uses for NFC High speed Safe for interference sensitive situations Visible evidence of security Free from current radio regulation

Thank you!

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