Thermodynamic Properties of Molecular Communication

TL;DR

This paper explores the energy efficiency of molecular communication, demonstrating that it can reach thermodynamic limits set by Landauer's principle in simplified scenarios.

Contribution

It shows that molecular communication can theoretically achieve the fundamental thermodynamic energy bounds, advancing understanding of its efficiency.

Findings

Energy bound in molecular communication can be achieved.

Molecular communication can approach Landauer's thermodynamic limit.

Theoretical analysis of energy efficiency in simplified models.

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the energy cost of communicating using molecular communication. In a simplified scenario, we show that the energy bound in Landauer's principle can be achieved, implying that molecular communication can approach fundamental thermodynamic limits.