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Farsad, Nariman, Guo, Weisi and Eckford, Andrew W. (2013) Tabletop molecular communication : text messages through chemical signals. PLoS One, Volume 8 (Number 12). Article number e82935. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082935 ISSN 1932-6203.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082935
Abstract
In this work, we describe the first modular, and programmable platform capable of transmitting a text message using chemical signalling – a method also known as molecular communication. This form of communication is attractive for applications where conventional wireless systems perform poorly, from nanotechnology to urban health monitoring. Using examples, we demonstrate the use of our platform as a testbed for molecular communication, and illustrate the features of these communication systems using experiments. By providing a simple and inexpensive means of performing experiments, our system fills an important gap in the molecular communication literature, where much current work is done in simulation with simplified system models. A key finding in this paper is that these systems are often nonlinear in practice, whereas current simulations and analysis often assume that the system is linear. However, as we show in this work, despite the nonlinearity, reliable communication is still possible. Furthermore, this work motivates future studies on more realistic modelling, analysis, and design of theoretical models and algorithms for these systems.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Mobile communication systems , Cell phone systems, Text messaging (Cell phone systems), Text messages (Cell phone systems), Molecular communication (Telecommunication) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | PLoS One | ||||
Publisher: | Public Library of Science | ||||
ISSN: | 1932-6203 | ||||
Official Date: | 18 December 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 8 | ||||
Number: | Number 12 | ||||
Page Range: | Article number e82935 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0082935 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
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