Automata modeling of Quorum Sensing for nanocommunication networks

Nano Communication Networks

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-83

  Abadal, Sergi ^a   Akyildiz, Ian F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automata model; Bio inspired; Molecular communication; Nanonetworks; Quorum Sensing; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA MODELS; BIO-INSPIRED; MOLECULAR COMMUNICATION; NANONETWORKS; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIA; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SYNCHRONIZATION;

FINITE AUTOMATA;

EID: 79956189035     PISSN: 18787789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nancom.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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