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The article mentions 224GBps. I’m sure that’s the theoretical max, but even a small fraction of that would blow away Ethernet. Plus, since you’re not wired, y

by prng2021 3y ago

The article mentions 224GBps. I’m sure that’s the theoretical max, but even a small fraction of that would blow away Ethernet. Plus, since you’re not wired, you could move around a room.

shortrounddev2 3y ago
You could only move around the room if the entire room is wired for li-fi. If there are other people in the room who need a connection, you're chained to your desk
- ktpsns 3y ago
  Sharing airtime will be the same with LiFi as with WiFi. I don't see a reason why moderate movements within a room or even within a building, if short interruptions within door frames are acceptable, should be a problem. LiFi basically brings a cheap and scaling alternative to fiber glass, which is not widespread as in-office connections (where we are still on RJ45, actually).
- prng2021 3y ago
  Does anyone like connecting an Ethernet cable to their laptop? You could get much faster speeds than with Ethernet with this and not be wired. What’s not to like?
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    I like wired Ethernet a lot actually. It's got great reliability, low latency, it's highly secure when physical access is controlled and it has powerful features like vlans, port mirroring and power over Ethernet. The only thing I don't use it for is mobile devices and IoT stuff. I don't even use a personal laptop really (I hate laptops, I do have about 6 desktops) and my work one is always docked with wired Ethernet.
    - 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y ago
      Me too . It's not that hard to plug in once a day.
wahahah 3y ago
If I had a dollar every time someone miscapitalized GB/Gb, I would be a lot less angry about people miscapitalizing GB/Gb. In this case; wow it's actually gigabytes? It does seem strictly theoretical and they mention much more reasonable ~1 gigabyte/s deployments. >Conclusion [...] scientists and researchers around the world are field-testing LiFi in office and industrial settings and reporting data transmission rates at 1GB per second. https://lifi.co/lifi-speed/ https://lifi.co/lifi-speed/
kazinator 3y ago
What single device needs to move around in a room (but not outside) and needs even a 10% fraction of 224 Gbps? Maybe something receiving a holographic video in 4K x 4K x 4K resolution?

The article mentions 224GBps. I’m sure that’s the theoretical max, but even a small fraction of that would blow away Ethernet. Plus, since you’re not wired, you could move around a room.

shortrounddev2 3y ago

You could only move around the room if the entire room is wired for li-fi. If there are other people in the room who need a connection, you're chained to your desk

ktpsns 3y ago
Sharing airtime will be the same with LiFi as with WiFi. I don't see a reason why moderate movements within a room or even within a building, if short interruptions within door frames are acceptable, should be a problem. LiFi basically brings a cheap and scaling alternative to fiber glass, which is not widespread as in-office connections (where we are still on RJ45, actually).
prng2021 3y ago
Does anyone like connecting an Ethernet cable to their laptop? You could get much faster speeds than with Ethernet with this and not be wired. What’s not to like?
- wkat4242 3y ago
  I like wired Ethernet a lot actually. It's got great reliability, low latency, it's highly secure when physical access is controlled and it has powerful features like vlans, port mirroring and power over Ethernet. The only thing I don't use it for is mobile devices and IoT stuff. I don't even use a personal laptop really (I hate laptops, I do have about 6 desktops) and my work one is always docked with wired Ethernet.
  - 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y ago
    Me too . It's not that hard to plug in once a day.

wahahah 3y ago

If I had a dollar every time someone miscapitalized GB/Gb, I would be a lot less angry about people miscapitalizing GB/Gb. In this case; wow it's actually gigabytes? It does seem strictly theoretical and they mention much more reasonable ~1 gigabyte/s deployments. >Conclusion [...] scientists and researchers around the world are field-testing LiFi in office and industrial settings and reporting data transmission rates at 1GB per second. https://lifi.co/lifi-speed/ https://lifi.co/lifi-speed/

kazinator 3y ago

What single device needs to move around in a room (but not outside) and needs even a 10% fraction of 224 Gbps? Maybe something receiving a holographic video in 4K x 4K x 4K resolution?