TY - GEN
T1 - Simulation-based evaluation of the diffusion-based physical channel in molecular nanonetworks
AU - Garralda, Nora
AU - Llatser, Ignacio
AU - Cabellos-Aparicio, Albert
AU - Pierobon, Massimiliano
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Nanonetworking is an emerging field of research, where nanotechnology and communication engineering are applied on a common ground. Molecular Communication (MC) is a bio-inspired paradigm, where Nanonetworks, i.e., the interconnection of devices at the nanoscale, are based on the exchange of molecules. Amongst others, diffusion-based MC is expected to be suitable for covering short distances (nm-m). In this work, we explore the main characteristics of diffusion-based MC through the use of N3Sim, a physical simulation framework for MC. N3Sim allows for the simulation of the physics underlying the diffusion of molecules for different scenarios. Through the N3Sim results, the Linear Time Invariant (LTI) property is proven to be a valid assumption for the free diffusion-based MC scenario. Moreover, diffusion-based noise is observed and evaluated with reference to already proposed stochastic models. The optimal pulse shape for diffusion-based MC is provided as a result of simulations. Two different pulse-based coding techniques are also compared through N3Sim in terms of available bandwidth and energy consumption for communication.
AB - Nanonetworking is an emerging field of research, where nanotechnology and communication engineering are applied on a common ground. Molecular Communication (MC) is a bio-inspired paradigm, where Nanonetworks, i.e., the interconnection of devices at the nanoscale, are based on the exchange of molecules. Amongst others, diffusion-based MC is expected to be suitable for covering short distances (nm-m). In this work, we explore the main characteristics of diffusion-based MC through the use of N3Sim, a physical simulation framework for MC. N3Sim allows for the simulation of the physics underlying the diffusion of molecules for different scenarios. Through the N3Sim results, the Linear Time Invariant (LTI) property is proven to be a valid assumption for the free diffusion-based MC scenario. Moreover, diffusion-based noise is observed and evaluated with reference to already proposed stochastic models. The optimal pulse shape for diffusion-based MC is provided as a result of simulations. Two different pulse-based coding techniques are also compared through N3Sim in terms of available bandwidth and energy consumption for communication.
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U2 - 10.1109/INFCOMW.2011.5928854
DO - 10.1109/INFCOMW.2011.5928854
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79960588384
SN - 9781457702488
T3 - 2011 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2011
SP - 443
EP - 448
BT - 2011 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2011
T2 - 2011 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2011
Y2 - 10 April 2011 through 15 April 2011
ER -