| bps | bits per second |
| AES | Advanced encryption Standard |
| CBC-MAC | Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code |
| CCM | Counter with CBC-MAC |
| CSK | Color-Shift Keying |
| FOV | Field of View |
| ISI | Inter-Symbol Interference |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| LOS | Line-of-Sight |
| MIMO | Multiple-Input Multiple-Output |
| NLOS | Non Line-of-Sight |
| NRZ | Non-Return-to-Zero |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| OOK | On–Off Keying |
| SNR | Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
| UWB | Ultra-Wide Band |
| VLC | Visible Light Communication |
| VPPM | Variable Pulse-Position Modulation |