NetSE:Large: MONACO: Fundamentals of Molecular Nano-Communication Networks

NetSE：大：MONACO：分子纳米通信网络的基础知识

• 批准号: 1110947
• 负责人: Ian Akyildiz
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1110947&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NetSE; Large; MONACO; Fundamentals; Molecular

Nanotechnologies are providing a new set of tools to the engineering community to design and manufacture devices in a scale ranging from one to a few hundred nanometers. At this scale, a nanomachine is defined as the most basic functional unit, which is able to perform only very simple tasks, such as computing, data storing, sensing and actuation. Nanonetworks, i.e., the interconnection of nanomachines in networks, will expand the capabilities of single nano-devices by providing them a way to cooperate and share information. Traditional communication technologies based on electromagnetic waves need to undergo a profound rethinking in order to meet the requirements of these networks. Moreover, there are specific applications of nanonetworks in which the utilization of electromagnetic waves is not feasible, such as in intra-body applications. Alternatively, molecular communication, i.e., the use of molecules to encode and transmit information among nanomachines, represents a radically new communication paradigm that demands novel solutions, including the identification of existing molecular communication mechanisms, the establishment of the foundations of molecular information theory, or the development of architectures and networking protocols for nanomachines. This project will address the above challenges to realize this new communication paradigm.Intellectual Merit: This project seeks to develop a research area spanning across diverse fields, which include communication and information theory, computer science and biology. Specifically, this project will make contributions along four broad directions. First, the researchers will develop Theoretical Foundations of Molecular Nanonetworks, which include the definition and modeling of the attenuation, delay and noises affecting the emission, propagation, and reception processes in molecular communication. In addition, they will analyze the information capacity of nanonetworks first for a network with only two nodes and then for a network with N nodes, for which the effect of interference and collaborative communication will be taken into account. Second, the researchers will design Protocols for Molecular Nanonetworks based on the development of novel principles, primitives and services. Third, the researchers will implement a Simulation Tool for Molecular Nanonetworks in order to validate the information theoretical results as well as to evaluate the performance of the proposed protocols, by accounting for the interactions in the network molecule by molecule. Finally, the researchers will develop an Experimental Validation Platform for Molecular Nanonetworks by using a concrete testbed based on bacteria communication to verify the correctness of the information theoretical results and the protocols developed within the project.Broader Impact: The project will pave the way for research in nanoscale communication. The outcomes of this work is expected to have a significant impact on research in nanotechnology, biology and information and communication technologies, since this project will represent the entrance of these three main communities to this converging field and will follow a realistic and integrated approach. The range of potential applications of nanonetworks is astonishingly wide, covering from intra-body networks for health monitoring, cancer detection or drug delivery, amongst others, to chemical attack prevention systems. The principal investigators teach a variety of classes in Georgia Tech spanning information theory, network algorithms, communication protocols and biology. They will immediately incorporate output from the proposed research into their classes. The team will develop an open source simulation tool to test the solutions developed and the tool will be made available for public use. This tool will represent the first simulation tool for molecular nanonetworks and will also be used in class projects as an educational tool to provide insights and deep understanding of nanosensor/actuator networks. Scientific results will be disseminated at international conferences, journals and magazines in the field.

纳米技术正在为工程社区提供一套新的工具，以从一到几百纳米的规模设计和制造设备。在此规模上，纳米机器被定义为最基本的功能单元，它仅能执行非常简单的任务，例如计算，数据存储，传感和驱动。纳米网络（即纳米机器在网络中的互连）将通过为它们提供一种合作和共享信息的方式来扩展单个纳米驱动器的功能。基于电磁波的传统通信技术需要经历深刻的重新思考，以满足这些网络的要求。此外，有特定的纳米网络应用，其中电磁波的利用是不可行的，例如在体内应用中。另外，分子通信，即分子在纳米机器之间编码和传输信息，代表了一种彻底的新通信范式，需要新颖的解决方案，包括鉴定现有的分子通信机制，建立了分子信息理论的基础，或者是建筑和网络方案的发展方案和Nananoarachine的发展协议的发展。该项目将解决上述挑战，以实现这种新的交流范式。智能优点：该项目旨在开发跨不同领域的研究领域，其中包括通信和信息理论，计算机科学和生物学。具体而言，该项目将沿着四个广泛的方向做出贡献。首先，研究人员将开发分子纳米网的理论基础，其中包括影响分子通信中发射，传播和接收过程的衰减，延迟和噪音的定义和建模。此外，他们将首先分析纳米网络的信息能力，用于仅有两个节点的网络，然后分析具有n个节点的网络，为此，将考虑干扰和协作通信的效果。其次，研究人员将根据新原理，原始和服务的发展设计分子纳米网的协议。第三，研究人员将通过计算分子通过分子来验证网络分子中的相互作用，以验证信息理论结果并评估所提出的方案的性能。最后，研究人员将通过使用基于细菌通信的混凝土测试床来开发一个用于分子纳米工作的实验验证平台，以验证项目理论结果的正确性和项目中开发的协议的正确性。BRODERIMPACT.BOADER：该项目将为纳米级通信的研究铺平道路。预计这项工作的结果将对纳米技术，生物学和信息和通信技术的研究产生重大影响，因为该项目将代表这三个主要社区进入这个融合领域的入口，并将遵循一种现实和综合的方法。纳米网络的潜在应用范围非常宽，涵盖了体内网络的健康监测，癌症检测或药物输送等，到化学攻击预防系统。首席研究人员在佐治亚州技术跨越信息理论，网络算法，通信协议和生物学方面讲授各种课程。 他们将立即将拟议研究中的产出纳入他们的课程。该团队将开发一个开源仿真工具来测试开发的解决方案，并将提供该工具供公众使用。该工具将代表分子纳米网络的第一个仿真工具，也将在课堂项目中用作教育工具，以提供洞察力和对纳米传感器/执行器网络的深入了解。科学结果将在该领域的国际会议，期刊和杂志上传播。