Simulation framework for touchable communication on NS3Sim
Publication date: June 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 16Author(s): Yu Zhou, Yifan Chen, Ross D. Murch, Rui Wang, Qingfeng ZhangAbstractA novel communication scheme called touchable communication (TouchCom) in the nanoscale and molecular communication area has been recently proposed. It focuses on the controllable and trackable properties of message carriers. A potential therapeutic application of TouchCom is the targeted delivery of drugs which utilizes physically transient nanobots as vehicles to deliver drug particles. Meanwhile, the IEEE 1906.1 group, an IEEE standards working group for developing a com...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Coexistence in molecular communications
Publication date: June 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 16Author(s): Malcolm Egan, Trang C. Mai, Trung Q. Duong, Marco Di RenzoAbstractMolecular communications is emerging as a technique to support coordination in nanonetworking, particularly in biochemical systems. In complex biochemical systems such as in the human body, it is not always possible to view the molecular communication link in isolation as chemicals in the system may react with chemicals used for the purpose of communication. There are two consequences: either the performance of the molecular communication link is reduced; or the molecular li...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Molecule-as-a-frame: A frame based communication approach for nanonetworks
Publication date: June 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 16Author(s): Mustafa Can Gursoy, Ali Emre Pusane, Tuna TugcuAbstractMolecular communications is a promising communications mechanism to enable information exchange between nano-machines using chemical signals. In molecular communication systems, data is transmitted using messenger molecules instead of electromagnetic carrier waves. In the literature, transmitted message is encoded in the quantity, type, time of release, or other properties of the molecular wave. In this paper, transmitting a complete data frame in a messenger molecule is envisioned by e...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Position-based modulation in molecular communications
Publication date: June 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 16Author(s): Bayram Cevdet Akdeniz, Ali Emre Pusane, Tuna TugcuAbstractMolecular communications via diffusion (MCvD) is a new paradigm that aims establishing communications among nanomachines in a fluidic diffusive channel using messenger molecules. In general, encoding and decoding of messages are done by the number and/or type of the molecules. Concentration Shift Keying (CSK) is the earliest and simplest communication scheme that encodes and decodes information. However, due to the dynamics of diffusion, one of the major challenges in MCvD channels i...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Reception modeling of sphere-to-sphere molecular communication via diffusion
We present their modeling power using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov goodness of fit test and how the modeling performance behaves under diverse deployment parameters. We also discuss the probability of molecule absorption, signal-to-interference ratio, and the advantages of using a reflective sphere transmitter. (Source: Nano Communication Networks)
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Deep reinforcement learning: Algorithm, applications, and ultra-low-power implementation
Publication date: June 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 16Author(s): Hongjia Li, Ruizhe Cai, Ning Liu, Xue Lin, Yanzhi WangAbstractIn order to overcome the limitation of traditional reinforcement learning techniques on the restricted dimensionality of state and action spaces, the recent breakthroughs of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) in Alpha Go and playing Atari set a good example in handling large state and action spaces of complicated control problems. The DRL technique is comprised of an offline deep neural network (DNN) construction phase and an online deep Q-learning phase. In the offline phase, DNN...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Special Issue on “In-and-off Body-Centric Nano-scale Wireless Communication and Networks”
Publication date: June 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 16Author(s): Josep Miquel Jornet, Sasitharan Balasubramaniam, Akram Alomainy, Vincent Wallace, Qammer H. Abbasi (Source: Nano Communication Networks)
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Special Issue on Mathematical Modeling, Implementations, Applications and Simulators for Molecular Communications
Publication date: June 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 16Author(s): Adam Noel, H. Birkan Yilmaz, Yansha Deng, Massimiliano Pierobon, Tadashi Nakano, Arumugam Nallanathan (Source: Nano Communication Networks)
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
A Spiking Neural Network implemented with Single-Electron Transistors and NoCs
Publication date: September 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 17Author(s): Beatriz dos Santos Pês, Janaina Gonçalves Guimarães, Elder Oroski, Marlio José do Couto BonfimAbstractThis work proposes a Spiking Neural Network, SNN, based on a nanoelectronic spiking neuron – as building block – and a 2D-mesh network-on-chip, NoC — as interconnect architecture. The SNN obtained from the NoC is an alternative for high density architectures, providing reconfigurability, high scalability and low power consumption. A look-up table router was used to connect all units. Further on, the eXclusive-OR, XOR, benc...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
TH-PPM with non-coherent detection for multiple access in electromagnetic wireless nanocommunications
Publication date: September 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 17Author(s): Pankaj Singh, Byung-Wook Kim, Sung-Yoon JungAbstractTerahertz band (0.1–10 THz)-based electromagnetic nanocommunications could advance several nanotechnology applications in the biomedical, environmental, and military fields. One of the fundamental challenges with nanocommunications is the need for an appropriate modulation and channel access mechanism. In multi-user nanocommunications, detrimental effects of path loss and interference could pose a significant problem for multiple nano-devices trying to access the channel concurrentl...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
A novel true random number generator based on QCA nanocomputing
Publication date: September 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 17Author(s): M.M. AbutalebAbstractTrue random number generators (TRNGs) are considered as an innovative basis to obtain unpredictable and irreproducible digital bit-streams in secure systems and communications. Because of its ultra-low power and extremely-small size features, the quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) is most promising nanoelectronic technology for implementing digital systems with security capabilities. This paper presents a novel QCA implementation of TRNG, which is comprised of proposed cross-coupled circuit and cross-oriented stru...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Microring stereo sensor model using Kerr–Vernier effect for bio-cell sensor and communication
Publication date: September 2018Source: Nano Communication Networks, Volume 17Author(s): P. Youplao, N. Pornsuwancharoen, I.S. Amiri, M.A. Jalil, M.S. Aziz, J. Ali, G. Singh, P. Yupapin, K.T.V. GrattanAbstractIn this paper, a micro-stereo sensor is proposed using two-identical Panda-ring resonators, which are coupled by jointed drop ports. When light from the identical coherent sources is fed into the system via the input ports, the coupling outputs are obtained at the drop port at the resonant condition. These are mixed signals in the form of stereo signals. By using different input power between the right and left system...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
V-CastNet3D: A novel clustering-based mapping in 3-D Network on chip
Publication date: Available online 2 December 2017Source: Nano Communication NetworksAuthor(s): Mohadaseh Zaman Dageleh, Mohammad Ali Jabraeil JamaliAbstractNetwork on chip (NoC) is regarded as a new model for establishing communications within multi-core VLSI systems which were implemented on a chip. The increasing development and advances in computations have highlighted the significance of NoC. The manner of mapping processing cores in a respective topology can significantly impact on chip efficiency and its power consumption. In this paper, a clustering-based mapping algorithm, namely V-CastNet3D, was proposed on 3-D N...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 5, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
A low-computation-complexity, energy-efficient, and high-performance linear program solver based on primal dual interior point method using memristor crossbars
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2018Source: Nano Communication NetworksAuthor(s): Ruizhe Cai, Ao Ren, Sucheta Soundarajan, Yanzhi WangAbstractLinear programming is required in a wide variety of application including routing, scheduling, and various optimization problems. The primal–dual interior point (PDIP) method is state-of-the-art algorithm for solving linear programs, and can be decomposed to matrix–vector multiplication and solving systems of linear equations, both of which can be conducted by the emerging memristor crossbar technique in O(1) time complexity in the analog domain. This work is the fi...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 5, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
Tri-band millimetre-wave antenna for body-centric networks
Publication date: Available online 3 April 2018Source: Nano Communication NetworksAuthor(s): Masood Ur-Rehman, Michael Adekanye, Hassan Tariq ChatthaAbstractThis paper presents design of a tri-band slotted patch antenna operating at millimeter-wave frequencies of 28 GHz, 38 GHz and 61 GHz. The proposed antenna carries an overall size of 5.1mm×5mm×0.254mm employing a single layer, slotted patch structure combining L- and F-shaped slots. It is excited by a single-feed microstrip line. The antenna is tested in free space as well as in wearable configurations and results show that it offers a good impedance matching, suff...
Source: Nano Communication Networks - July 5, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research
