title: "Catch the Pendulum": The Problem of Asymmetric Data Delivery in Electromagnetic Nanonetworks.
abstract: The network of novel nano-material based nanodevices, known as nanoscale communication networks or nanonetworks has ushered a new communication paradigm in the terahertz band (0.1-10 THz). In this work, first we envisage an architecture of nanonetworks-based Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) monitoring, consisting of nano-macro interface (NM) and nanodevice-embedded Drug Eluting Stents (DESs), termed as nanoDESs. Next, we study the problem of asymmetric data delivery in such nanonetworks-based systems and propose a simple distance-aware power allocation algorithm, named catch-the-pendulum, which optimizes the energy consumption of nanoDESs for communicating data from the underlying nanonetworks to radio frequency (RF) based macro-scale communication networks. The algorithm exploits the periodic change in mean distance between a nanoDES, inserted inside the affected coronary artery, and the NM, fitted in the intercostal space of the rib cage of a patient suffering from a CHD. Extensive simulations confirm superior performance of the proposed algorithm with respect to energy consumption, packet delivery, and shutdown phase.
authors.forename: Nabiul
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Sudip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D000070602:Rib Cage / Q000502:physiology