Yang, K., Bi, D., Deng, Y., Zhang, R., Ur Rahman, M. M., Ali, N. A., Imran, M. A. , Jornet, J. M., Abbasi, Q. H. and Alomainy, A. (2020) A comprehensive survey on hybrid communication in context of molecular communication and terahertz communication for body-centric nanonetworks. IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications, 6(2), pp. 107-133. (doi: 10.1109/TMBMC.2020.3017146)
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Abstract
With the huge advancement of nanotechnology over the past years, the devices are shrinking into micro-scale, even nano-scale. Additionally, the Internet of nano-things (IoNTs) are generally regarded as the ultimate formation of the current sensor networks and the development of nanonetworks would be of great help to its fulfilment, which would be ubiquitous with numerous applications in all domains of life. However, the communication between the devices in such nanonetworks is still an open problem. Body-centric nanonetworks are believed to play an essential role in the practical application of IoNTs. BCNNs are also considered as domain specific like wireless sensor networks and always deployed on purpose to support a particular application. In these networks, electromagnetic and molecular communications are widely considered as two main promising paradigms and both follow their own development process. In this survey, the recent developments of these two paradigms are first illustrated in the aspects of applications, network structures, modulation techniques, coding techniques and security to then investigate the potential of hybrid communication paradigms. Meanwhile, the enabling technologies have been presented to apprehend the state-of-art with the discussion on the possibility of the hybrid technologies. Additionally, the inter-connectivity of electromagnetic and molecular body-centric nanonetworks is discussed. Afterwards, the related security issues of the proposed networks are discussed. Finally, the challenges and open research directions are presented.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant 61901386, by the Central University Research Funding under Grant 3102019HHZY03006, and by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), U.K., under Grant EP/T000937/1. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Imran, Professor Muhammad and Abbasi, Professor Qammer |
| Authors: | Yang, K., Bi, D., Deng, Y., Zhang, R., Ur Rahman, M. M., Ali, N. A., Imran, M. A., Jornet, J. M., Abbasi, Q. H., and Alomainy, A. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| Journal Name: | IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications |
| Publisher: | IEEE |
| ISSN: | 2332-7804 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2332-7804 |
| Published Online: | 18 August 2020 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 IEEE |
| First Published: | First published in IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications 6(2): 107-133 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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