The increased interest in long lasting wireless sensor networks motivates to use Free Space
Optics (FSO) link along with radio frequency (RF) link for communication. Earlier results …

The aim of this paper is to develop link layer transmission schemes for hybrid optical
wireless (OW)/radio frequency (RF) systems, with constraints on both per-link and total …

In the context of healthcare monitoring, it is necessary to transmit vital information from the
patient to an interface managed by the hospital staff. In this work we consider a system …

The increased interest in long lasting wireless sensor networks motivates to use Free Space
Optics (FSO) link along with radio frequency (RF) link for communication. Earlier results …

Modern geophysics methods for oil and gas exploration are able to generate subsurface
images of superior quality and depth, albeit making real-time data acquisition a more …

Interferences in Body Area Networks (BANs) are a great challenge in order to ensure a good
quality of service in health monitoring systems. BANs are disturbed by several kinds of …

Wireless optical technology is an attractive alternative solution to radiofrequency (RF) one
for medical applications, in particular in the case of on-body communications. Actually, it …

This paper presents new results on integrated devices for radio and free-space optical dual-
mode communication. Two novel hybrid packaging schemes using two different microwave …

The article discusses vulnerability of wireless sensors networks to weather-based
disruptions considering the opinions of different experts published in a range of scientific …

This paper proposes an integrated sensor network architecture with optical and wireless
links, named iSNOW. iSNOW optimally integrates optical and wireless links through cross …