• DocumentCode
    111851
  • Title

    Opportunistic Routing in Diffusion-Based Molecular Nanonetworks

  • Author

    Aijaz, Adnan

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Telecommun. Res., King´s Coll. London, London, UK
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Jun-15
  • Firstpage
    321
  • Lastpage
    324
  • Abstract
    Routing in diffusion-based molecular communication (DMC) is an important issue that is not well-addressed in literature. Due to the simplicity of nanonetworks, routing protocols require minimal overhead. The main objective of this paper is to investigate opportunistic routing (OR) for DMC. Based on distance and concentration gradient information, a novel routing protocol has been proposed. Performance evaluation is carried out using analytical and simulation studies.
  • Keywords
    gradient methods; molecular communication (telecommunication); routing protocols; DMC; OR; diffusion based molecular nanonetworks; gradient information; opportunistic routing; routing protocols; Delays; Error probability; Logic gates; Reliability; Routing; Routing protocols; Nanonetworks; diffusion; nanonetworks; opportunistic routing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    2162-2337
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LWC.2015.2415475
  • Filename
    7065222