An Information Theoretic Framework to Analyze Molecular Communication Systems Based on Statistical Mechanics

• Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 107; no. 7; pp. 1230 - 1255
• Main Authors: Akyildiz, Ian F., Pierobon, Massimiliano, Balasubramaniam, Sasitharan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.07.2019; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Analytical models; Biological system modeling; Cardiovascular system; Chemicals; Communication; Communication theory; Communications systems; Fokker–Planck equation; Force; information capacity; Information theory; Langevin equation; Mathematical model; Microfluidics; Microorganisms; molecular communication (MC); Molecular communication (telecommunication); Molecular motors; nanonetworks; Organic chemistry; Poisson noise; Propagation; Random walk; Reaction kinetics; Statistical mechanics

Over the past 10 years, molecular communication (MC) has established itself as a key transformative paradigm in communication theory. Inspired by chemical communications in biological systems, the focus of this discipline is on the modeling, characterization, and engineering of information transmiss...