Joint optimization of molecular resource allocation and relay positioning in diffusive nanonetworks

Abstract

We consider a realistic two-hop diffusion-based molecular communication (DbMC) system with spherical absorbing receivers in the presence of molecular degradation and noises. We address the problem of joint optimization of molecules allocation and relay location for the given detection thresholds in order to minimize the error probability of budget limited DbMC system. Numerical and simulation results reveal the improvement in error performance when molecules distribution and relay placement are in accordance with their joint optimal value. Moreover, it is found that as the relay detection threshold increases, more molecules are needed to be allocated to the source while relay need to be placed closer to the destination in order to satisfy the optimization criteria. Eventually, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our optimization solution through 3D and contour plots illustrating the convergence time. © 2013 IEEE.