Abstract: |
This is a position paper about our exploratory research on molecular communication between nanomachines (e.g., small scale devices): a new communication paradigm using chemical molecules as communication carriers. This paper presents our first attempt to design a framework for describing such a communication paradigm. Molecular communication is based on the observation that existing biological systems use molecules as communication carriers. Molecular communication is designed using components existing in biological systems (e.g., receptors, nano-scale reactions, communication molecules) to enable communication at the molecular scale in an aqueous medium. We believe that with the advancement of bionanotechnology (as demonstrated by the work of Dr. Drew Endy, who gives a keynote speech at this year’s GECCO,) it may become possible to use components in biological systems to implement molecular communication systems. This position paper presents the concept of molecular communication and briefly introduces our attempt toward creating molecular communication systems. |
