Open AccessMolecular nanonetwork channel model
Author(s) -
Kabir M.H.,
Kwak K.S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2013.1948
Subject(s) - molecular communication , channel (broadcasting) , markov chain , computer science , channel capacity , diffusion , markov process , molecule , order (exchange) , information theory , biological system , algorithm , electronic engineering , topology (electrical circuits) , telecommunications , physics , transmitter , mathematics , engineering , statistics , quantum mechanics , biology , combinatorics , finance , machine learning , economics
Molecules serve as information carriers in molecular communications. Information bits are encoded by varying the concentration of molecules. The information bits thus encoded are conveyed to the receiver through molecular diffusion. A ligand‐receptor receiver measures the concentration of the molecules in order to retrieve the information. In this reported work, a memory channel using first‐order Markov chain is developed. A methodical approach to calculate channel capacity is followed. Also, a closed form capacity equation has been derived.