电子学报 ›› 2022, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (6): 1492-1520.DOI: 10.12263/DZXB.20210822

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分子通信最新研究进展综述

林林1, 黄莉1, 孔磊2, 刘富强1, 闫浩3   

  1. 1.同济大学电子与信息工程学院,上海 201804
    2.中国移动通信有限公司研究院,北京 100053
    3.上海交通大学电子信息与电气工程学院,上海 200240
  • 收稿日期:2021-07-01 修回日期:2022-03-09 出版日期:2022-06-25
    • 通讯作者:
    • 闫浩
    • 作者简介:
    • 林 林 男,1982年生于辽宁省抚顺市.现为同济大学电子与信息工程学院副教授,博士生导师.主要研究方向为分子通信、神经通信与纳米物联网.E-mail: fxlinlin@tongji.edu.cn
      黄 莉 女,1995年生于贵州省兴义市.现为同济大学电子与信息工程学院控制科学与工程专业博士研究生.主要研究方向为分子通信、神经通信与纳米物联网.E-mail: 1991450850@qq.com
      孔 磊 男,1989年生于湖北省仙桃市.现为中国移动通信有限公司研究院研究员.主要研究方向为分子通信、纳米机器、微域通信技术.E-mail: konglei@chinamobile.com
      刘富强 男,1965年出生.现任同济大学教授,博士生导师,嵌入式系统与服务计算教育部重点实验室副主任,信息与通信工程专业委员会主任,生物医学工程学科委员会委员.主要研究方向为5G通信及其在智能网联汽车和智能交通中的应用、人工智能及其图像分析应用、基于信息通信技术的创新设计与创业等.E-mail: liufuqiang@tongji.edu.cn
      闫 浩(通讯作者) 女,1982年出生于吉林省吉林市.现为上海交通大学电子信息与电气工程学院副教授.主要研究方向为分子通信与光电检测. E-mail: yan_hao@sjtu.edu.cn
    • 基金资助:
    • 国家自然科学基金 (61971314); 上海市自然科学基金 (19ZR1426500); 上海市科委一带一路国际合作项目 (19510744900)

Review of Recent Advancement of Molecular Communication

LIN Lin1, HUANG Li1, KONG Lei2, LIU Fu-qiang1, YAN Hao3   

  1. 1.School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
    2.China Mobile Research Institute, Beijing 100053, China
    3.School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2021-07-01 Revised:2022-03-09 Online:2022-06-25 Published:2022-06-25
    • Corresponding author:
    • YAN Hao
    • Supported by:
    • National Natural Science Foundation of China (61971314); National Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality, China (19ZR1426500); Belt and Road International Cooperation Project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (19510744900)

摘要:

分子通信是一种利用微小粒子编码、传输和接收信息的通信范式,具有生物兼容性好、尺寸小等特点,是用来构建纳米网络的非常有潜力的通信方案之一.分子通信的概念一经提出就吸引了广泛关注,众多学者的参与使其迅猛发展.目前,分子通信理论已经被广泛研究,相关实验也有了进展.尽管如此,构建实际的分子通信系统还有大量问题亟须解决.为促进分子通信领域更好发展,对分子通信的理论基础和当前研究进展进行系统性的总结是必要的.因此,本文对基于扩散的分子通信的基本概念和研究进展进行了阐述,包括信道模型、信号的编码调制机制以及接收机制;此外,还介绍了分子通信系统的同步机制、移动分子通信系统,以及分子通信实验系统的最新研究进展,并对分子通信未来的研究方向进行了展望.

长摘要
分子通信是一种受自然界生物通信启发,利用微小粒子(如分子或化学离子)传递信息的通信机制。信号可以被编码为粒子的数量、浓度、结构、释放时间或粒子种类等。分子通信是纳米到微米级设备之间通信的解决方案之一,其生物兼容性好、尺寸小的特点使得分子通信具有广泛的应用前景。过去几年里,随着纳米技术、生物工程和合成生物学领域取得的巨大进步,微尺度和纳米尺度器件正在成为现实。然而,在微型设备之间设计一个可靠的通信系统的问题仍然是一个亟需解决的问题。迄今为止,分子通信已经发表了大量的论文,但由于多学科交叉的属性,许多结果都是初步的。本文重点介绍了分子通信领域的最新研究进展,文章回顾了分子通信的基本概念,对基于扩散的分子通信系统的物理层,包括信道模型,发射机的信号发送机制以及接收机的接收机制及最新研究进展进行了总结。特别介绍了分子通信系统的同步机制,移动分子通信系统,以及分子通信实验系统的最新进展。最后,对分子通信未来的研究方向进行了展望。


关键词: 分子通信, 信道, 编码, 调制, 检测, 同步, 移动分子通信, 实验

Abstract:

Molecular communication, which uses tiny particles to encode, transmit and receive information, is a communication paradigm with good biological compatibility and small size, and is the one of the most promising communication schemes for the realization of nanonetwork engineering. The concept of molecular communication has attracted wide attention since it was put forward. At present, the theory of molecular communication has been widely studied, and the related experiments have also made progress. However, there are still many problems to be solved in the construction of practical molecular communication systems. To promote the development of molecular communication, it is necessary to systematically summarize the theories and current research progress of molecular communication. In this paper, the basic concepts and research progress of diffusion-based molecular communication are described, including channel models, signal encoding, modulation, and receiving mechanisms. In addition, the latest research progress of the synchronization mechanisms of molecular communication systems, mobile molecular communication systems, and molecular communication experiment systems are introduced. Finally, future works and research directions are given.

Extended Abstract
Inspired by biological communication in nature, molecular communication (MC) is a mechanism that uses tiny particles (such as molecules or chemical ions) to transmit information. Signals can be encoded as the number, concentration, structure, release time, or species of particles. MC is one of the promising solutions for communication between nanoscale or microscale devices. Good biocompatibility and small size devices give MC a tremendous application perspective. With much advancement in nanotechnology, bioengineering, and synthetic biology over the past few years, microscale and nanoscale devices are becoming a reality. However, the problem of engineering a reliable communication system between tiny devices is still an open problem. Many papers have been published to date, but the results are preliminary due to the interdisciplinary subject property. In this survey, we focus on the latest research progress in MC. This paper investigates the basic concepts of MC firstly. Next, the physical layer structure and receiver design of diffusive MC are mainly described, including channel modeling, modulation and coding techniques, and receiving mechanisms. The research progress is summarized. In particular, the synchronization mechanism of MC systems, mobile MC systems, and the latest progress in MC experimental systems are introduced. Finally, future research directions are discussed.

Key words: molecular communication, channel, encoding, modulation, detection, synchronization, mobile molecular communication, experiment

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