Closing the Implementation Gap in MC: Fully Chemical Synchronization and Detection for Cellular Receivers

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Autores principales: Heinlein, Bastian, Brand, Lukas, Egan, Malcolm, Schäfer, Maximilian, Schober, Robert, Lotter, Sebastian
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Publicado: 2024
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author Heinlein, Bastian
Brand, Lukas
Egan, Malcolm
Schäfer, Maximilian
Schober, Robert
Lotter, Sebastian
author_facet Heinlein, Bastian
Brand, Lukas
Egan, Malcolm
Schäfer, Maximilian
Schober, Robert
Lotter, Sebastian
contents In the context of the Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT), nano-devices are envisioned to perform complex tasks collaboratively, i.e., by communicating with each other. One candidate for the implementation of such devices are engineered cells due to their inherent biocompatibility. However, because each engineered cell has only little computational capabilities, transmitter and receiver (RX) functionalities can afford only limited complexity. In this paper, we propose a simple, yet modular, architecture for a cellular RX that is capable of processing a stream of observed symbols using chemical reaction networks. Furthermore, we propose two specific detector implementations for the RX. The first detector is based on a machine learning model that is trained offline, i.e., before the cellular RX is deployed. The second detector utilizes pilot symbol-based training and is therefore able to continuously adapt to changing channel conditions online, i.e., after deployment. To coordinate the different chemical processing steps involved in symbol detection, the proposed cellular RX leverages an internal chemical timer. Furthermore, the RX is synchronized with the transmitter via external, i.e., extracellular, signals. Finally, the proposed architecture is validated using theoretical analysis and stochastic simulations. The presented results confirm the feasibility of both proposed implementations and reveal that the proposed online learning-based RX is able to perform reliable detection even in initially unknown or slowly changing channels. By its modular design and exclusively chemical implementation, the proposed RX contributes towards the realization of versatile and biocompatible nano-scale communication networks for IoBNT applications narrowing the existing implementation gap in cellular molecular communication (MC).
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spellingShingle Closing the Implementation Gap in MC: Fully Chemical Synchronization and Detection for Cellular Receivers
Heinlein, Bastian
Brand, Lukas
Egan, Malcolm
Schäfer, Maximilian
Schober, Robert
Lotter, Sebastian
Emerging Technologies
In the context of the Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT), nano-devices are envisioned to perform complex tasks collaboratively, i.e., by communicating with each other. One candidate for the implementation of such devices are engineered cells due to their inherent biocompatibility. However, because each engineered cell has only little computational capabilities, transmitter and receiver (RX) functionalities can afford only limited complexity. In this paper, we propose a simple, yet modular, architecture for a cellular RX that is capable of processing a stream of observed symbols using chemical reaction networks. Furthermore, we propose two specific detector implementations for the RX. The first detector is based on a machine learning model that is trained offline, i.e., before the cellular RX is deployed. The second detector utilizes pilot symbol-based training and is therefore able to continuously adapt to changing channel conditions online, i.e., after deployment. To coordinate the different chemical processing steps involved in symbol detection, the proposed cellular RX leverages an internal chemical timer. Furthermore, the RX is synchronized with the transmitter via external, i.e., extracellular, signals. Finally, the proposed architecture is validated using theoretical analysis and stochastic simulations. The presented results confirm the feasibility of both proposed implementations and reveal that the proposed online learning-based RX is able to perform reliable detection even in initially unknown or slowly changing channels. By its modular design and exclusively chemical implementation, the proposed RX contributes towards the realization of versatile and biocompatible nano-scale communication networks for IoBNT applications narrowing the existing implementation gap in cellular molecular communication (MC).
title Closing the Implementation Gap in MC: Fully Chemical Synchronization and Detection for Cellular Receivers
topic Emerging Technologies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02765