Reception enhancement with protrusions in communication via diffusion

Abstract

Molecular communication (MC) is a new interdisciplinary research paradigm in nanonetworking domain that is related to the nanotechnology, the biotechnology, and the communication technology. In this paper, we employ the protrusion concept from nature to Communication via Diffusion (CvD) for enhancing reception and communication performance. Results show that using protrusions increase the probability of the messenger molecules hitting the receiver and improve the channel capacity. Moreover, protrusions provide robustness in signal decoding, thus preventing channel errors.