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Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) is a disruptive technology enabling future sixth-generation (6G) networks. This paper investigates target detection in a bistatic ISAC system, in which the base station (BS) transmits…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-17 Xianxin Song , Xianghao Yu , Jie Xu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has the advantages of efficient spectrum utilization and low hardware cost. It is promising to be implemented in the fifth-generation-advanced (5G-A) and sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-18 Zhiqing Wei , Hanyang Qu , Yuan Wang , Xin Yuan , Huici Wu , Ying Du , Kaifeng Han , Ning Zhang , Zhiyong Feng

As a pivotal usage scenario for 6G networks, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a focal point of both academic and industrial research. To accommodate the heterogeneous connectivity requirements of future networks…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-29 Qinyuan Zheng , Pengcheng Zhu

In Beyond5G and 6G networks, a common theme is that sensing will play a more significant role than ever before. Over this trend, Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) is focused on unifying the sensing functionalities and the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Luis Guijarro , Maurizio Naldi , Vicent Pla , Jose-Ramon Vidal

The commencement of the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks represents a fundamental shift in the integration of communication and sensing technologies to support next-generation applications. Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)…

The Distributed Intelligent Sensing and Communication (DISAC) framework redefines Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) for 6G by leveraging distributed architectures to enhance scalability, adaptability, and resource efficiency. This…

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is expected to be one of the major features of 6G wireless networks. In an ISAC system, communications and sensing functionalities are jointly performed using the same waveform, frequency band and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-16 Homa Nikbakht , Husheng Li , Zhu Han , H. Vincent Poor

In connected vehicular networks, it is vital to have vehicular nodes that are capable of sensing about surrounding environments and exchanging messages with each other for automating and coordinating purpose. Towards this end, integrated…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-05 Yao Liu , Min Li , An Liu , Jianmin Lu , Tony Xiao Han

Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) is a key enabler of new applications, such as precision agriculture, extended reality (XR), and digital twins, for 6G wireless systems. However, the implementation of ISAC technology is very…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-22 Byunghyun Lee , Hwanjin Kim , David J. Love , James V. Krogmeier

This article presents a novel multi-functional system for a sixth-generation (6G) wireless network with integrated sensing, communication, and powering (ISCAP), which unifies integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) and wireless…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-09 Yilong Chen , Zixiang Ren , Jie Xu , Yong Zeng , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Shuguang Cui

The 6th generation (6G) wireless networks will likely to support a variety of capabilities beyond communication, such as sensing and localization, through the use of communication networks empowered by advanced technologies. Integrated…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-20 Ruiqi Liu , Mengnan Jian , Dawei Chen , Xu Lin , Yichao Cheng , Wei Cheng , Shijun Chen

In this paper, we propose a novel symbiotic sensing and communication (SSAC) framework, comprising a base station (BS) and a passive sensing node. In particular, the BS transmits communication waveform to serve vehicle users (VUEs), while…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-29 Fanghao Xia , Zesong Fei , Xinyi Wang , Weijie Yuan , Qingqing Wu , Yuanwei Liu , Tony Q. S. Quek

Driven by the intelligent applications of sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication systems such as smart city and autonomous driving, which connect the physical and cyber space, the integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) brings a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-11-27 Zhiqing Wei , Wangjun Jiang , Zhiyong Feng , Huici Wu , Ning Zhang , Kaifeng Han , Ruizhong Xu , Ping Zhang

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) has emerged as a key enabler for sixth generation (6G) wireless systems by jointly supporting data transmission and environmental awareness within a unified framework. However, communication and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-17 Ahmet Yazar , Yusuf Islam Demir , Ahmed Naeem , Seyit Karatepe

It is anticipated that integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) would be one of the key enablers of next-generation wireless networks (such as beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G) for supporting a variety of emerging applications. In this paper, we…

The cell-free integrated sensing and communication (CF-ISAC) architecture is a promising enabler for 6G, offering spectrum efficiency and ubiquitous coverage. However, real deployments suffer from hardware impairments, especially nonlinear…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-26 Yue Xiu , Yang Zhao , Ran Yang , Zheng Dong , Wanting Lyu , Zeyuan Zhang , Dusit Niyato , Guangyi Liu , Ning Wei

We consider transmit beamforming and reflection pattern design in reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems to jointly precode communication symbols and radar waveforms. We treat…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-16 R. S. Prasobh Sankar , Sundeep Prabhakar Chepuri , Yonina C. Eldar

Beamforming design has been widely investigated for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems with full-duplex (FD) sensing and half-duplex (HD) communication. To achieve higher spectral efficiency, in this paper, we extend…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Zhenyao He , Wei Xu , Hong Shen , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Yonina C. Eldar , Xiaohu You

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has the potential to facilitate coordination gains from mutual assistance between sensing and communication (S&C), especially sensing-aided communication enhancement (SACE). Reconfigurable…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-14 Xiaohui Li , Qi Zhu , Yunpei Chen , Chadi Assi , Yifei Yuan

Radar and wireless communication are widely acknowledged as the two most successful applications of the radio technology over the past decades. Recently, there is a trend in both academia and industry to achieve integrated sensing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-02 Liang Liu , Shuowen Zhang , Rui Du , Tong Xiao Han , Shuguang Cui