Wireless Body Area Nanonetworks via Vascular Molecular Communication

Abstract

Advancements in biotechnology and molecular communication have enabled the utilization of nanomachines in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN2) for applications such as drug delivery, cancer detection, and emergency rescue services. To study these networks effectively, it is essential to develop an ideal propagation model that includes the channel response between each pair of in-range nanomachines and accounts for the interference received at each receiver node. In this paper, we employ an advection-diffusion equation to obtain a deterministic channel matrix through a vascular WBAN2. Additionally, the closed forms of inter-symbol interference (ISI) and co-channel interference (CCI) are derived for both full duplex (FDX) and half duplex transmission (HDX) modes. By applying these deterministic formulations, we then present the stochastic equivalents of the ideal channel model and interference to provide an innovative communication model by simultaneously incorporating CCI, ISI, and background noise. Finally, we evaluate the results with numerous experiments and use signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) and capacity as metrics.