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Performance of MIMO Molecular Communications in Diffusion-Based Channels

Saeed, Musaab
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1499865087940384

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2017, Master of Science, University of Akron, Electrical Engineering.
Nanotechnology provides a promising solution for nano-scale communications consid- ering the nano-machine as the basic unit at this scale. The communication among the nano-machines is achieved by means of molecular communication. The most widespread model for a molecular communication channel is the diffusion-based chan- nel, where the information-carrying molecules propagate randomly in the medium based on Brownian motion. Other models include a positive drift from the transmit- ter nano-machine to the receiver nano-machine taking into account the life expectancy of the molecules, that is, the degradation over time. Due to this random motion, some molecules may arrive at the receiver after their intended time-slot, which can lead to interference with the molecules of the subsequent time-slots causing inter-symbol interference (ISI). Another source of interference is the inter-link interference (ILI), which emerges when multiple transmitters and receivers exist. In this work, we study the bit error rate (BER) performance of a molecular communications system having two transmitters and two receivers considering both ISI and ILI. Numerical results bring out the dependency of the BER performance of the system on the number of released molecules and distances between transmitters and receivers as well as the degradation parameter, drift velocity and the diffusion constant of the environment.
Hamid Bahrami (Advisor)
Nghi Tran (Committee Member)
Jin Kocsis (Committee Member)
50 p.
Electrical Engineering
nano-machines, molecular communication, diffusion, drift, degradation, inter-symbol interference, inter-link interference

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  • Saeed, M. (2017). Performance of MIMO Molecular Communications in Diffusion-Based Channels [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1499865087940384

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Saeed, Musaab. Performance of MIMO Molecular Communications in Diffusion-Based Channels. 2017. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1499865087940384.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Saeed, Musaab. "Performance of MIMO Molecular Communications in Diffusion-Based Channels." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1499865087940384

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