Molecular Communications and Nanonetworks: From Nature to Practical Systems

ISBN-13: 9781493907380 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 184 str.

Baris Atakan

Opis

This book will introduce the concept of molecular communications and nanonetworks. The publication addresses why nanoscale communication is needed for the sophisticated nano and biotechnology applications. The text introduces the frontier applications of the molecular communication and nanonetworks. The book examines the molecular communication types called active, passive, and gap junction molecular communications. The author presents the molecular transmitter, receiver, encoding and decoding mechanisms used in these systems. Discussing the molecular communication system model and looking at the unique characteristics of practical molecular communication systems and these chemical reactions and their effects on the communication performance. Finally, the book examines the point-to-point, broadcast, and multiple-access molecular channel and shows two promising application examples of the nanonetworks. The first application example is the body area nanonetworks used in nanomedicine. the second nanonetwork application example, i.e., NanoSensor Networks (NSNs) with Molecular Communication.

Spis treści

Communications at Nanoscale.- Why do we need communication at nanoscale?.- Frontier applications of nanoscale communications.- Nanoscale Communications in Nature.- Why does the Nature need nanoscale communication?.- Nanoscale communications in Nature.- Adaptation and Inspiration from the Nature: Towards Molecular Communication Systems and Applications.- Active Molecular Communication.- Passive Molecular Communication.- Gap Junction Molecular Communication.- The Existing Molecular Communication Systems and Applications.- Molecular Transmitters.- Molecular Receivers.- Molecular Encoding Mechanisms.- Molecular Decoding Mechanisms.- Molecular Communication Applications.- The Envisioned Molecular Communication Systems and Applications.- Feasibility of the Envisioned Molecular Communication Systems.- Information Theoretical Foundations of Molecular Communication.- Molecular Channel.- Molecular Channel Characteristics.- Noise in the Molecular Communication Channel.- Attenuation in the Molecular Communication Channel.- Capacity of the Molecular Communication Channel.- Optimal Encoding and Decoding for Molecular Communication.- Molecular Modulation.- Molecular Nanonetworks.- Networking in Molecular Nanonetworks.- Molecular Medium Access Control.- Molecular Routing.- Molecular Transport.- Molecular Addressing.- Application Example: Body Area Nanonetworks with Molecular Communication.- Application Example: Nanosensor Networks with Molecular Communication.

O autorze

Baris Atakan, PhD is currently at Izmir Institute of Technology.

Blurb

In this book, the concepts of molecular communications and nanonetworks are introduced. Throughout the book, the existing molecular communication paradigms are categorized into two main groups. The first group includes the Passive Molecular Communication (PMC) paradigms in which molecules freely diffuse to transfer information from a transmitter to a receiver. The second group includes the Active Molecular Communication (AMC) paradigms in which molecules are carried or guided by some mediators such as molecular motors, gap junction channels and bacteria. In the book, after briefly discussing why molecular communication is needed for the sophisticated nano and biotechnology applications, the existing molecular communication systems are first presented. Then, the principles of diffusion phenomena and molecular reception with absorbers and the ligand-receptor binding mechanism are introduced. Based on these principles, the communication theories and techniques are given for the PMC. Then, the physical dynamics of molecular motors, calcium (Ca2+) signaling (with gap junction channels), cell-to-cell adhesion, motile behavior of bacteria are reviewed and based on these dynamics the AMC paradigms are discussed from the viewpoint of the communication theory.