Effect of receptor density and size on signal reception in molecular communication via diffusion with an absorbing receiver
IEEE Communications Letters, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.155-158, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1109/lcomm.2014.2375214
- Dergi Adı: IEEE Communications Letters
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-158
- Anahtar Kelimeler: absorbing receiver, imperfect reception, Molecular communication via diffusion (MCvD), receptor
- Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The performance of molecular communication is significantly impacted by the reception process of the messenger molecules. The receptors' size and density, however, have yet to be investigated. In this letter, we analyze the effect of receptor density and size on the signal reception of an absorbing receiver with receptors. The results show that, when the total receptor area is the same, better hitting probability is achieved by using a higher number of relatively small receptors. In addition, deploying receptors, which cover a small percentage of the receiver surface, is able to create an effective communication channel that has a detectable signal level.