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Overcoming Noise and Multiuser Interference in Diffusive Molecular Communication

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Karen C. Cheung,

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NANOCOM' 14: Proceedings of ACM The First Annual International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2619955.2619957

Published: 06 May 2014 Publication History

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In this paper, weighted sum detectors in diffusive molecular communication are assessed for their performance in the presence of multiuser interference and continuously-emitting noise sources that release molecules over finite time intervals. Weighted sum decision feedback detectors are proposed to address the limitations imposed by intersymbol and multiuser interference. Weighted sum detectors with matched filter weights are shown to be more robust to noise and interference than equal weight detectors, and adding decision feedback enables additional improvements in performance.

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Overcoming Noise and Multiuser Interference in Diffusive Molecular Communication
1. Applied computing
  1. Physical sciences and engineering
    1. Electronics
2. Hardware
  1. Communication hardware, interfaces and storage

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NANOCOM' 14: Proceedings of ACM The First Annual International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication

May 2014

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DOI:10.1145/2619955

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Chouhan LUpadhyay P(2022)Effect of Time-Dependent Drift and Diffusion in Molecular Communication SystemsIEEE Communications Letters10.1109/LCOMM.2022.314275326:4(778-782)Online publication date: Apr-2022
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