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Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) is an essential technology for the 6G communication system, which enables the conventional wireless communication network capable of sensing targets around. The shared use of pilots is a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-19 Jiamo Jiang , Mingfeng Xu , Zhongyuan Zhao , Kaifeng Han , Yang Li , Ying Du , Zhiqin Wang

Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) will be deployed into cellular communication systems possibly already with 5G-A and surely in 6G. This paper discusses ISAC use cases, key technology building blocks for system design with…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-04 Thorsten Wild , Artjom Grudnitsky , Silvio Mandelli , Marcus Henninger , Junqing Guan , Frank Schaich

This paper explores an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) network empowered by multiple active simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (STAR-RISs). A base station (BS) furnishes downlink…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-25 Hyeonho Noh , Hyeonsu Lyu , Hyun Jong Yang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been recognized as one of the key technologies capable of simultaneously improving communication and sensing services in future wireless networks. Moreover, the introduction of recently…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Nemanja Stefan Perović , Keshav Singh , Chih-Peng Li , Octavia A. Dobre , Mark F. Flanagan

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a pivotal technology for next-generation wireless networks, enabling simultaneous data transmission and environmental sensing. However, existing ISAC systems face fundamental…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-18 Amirhossein Taherpour , Abbas Taherpour , Tamer Khattab

In this paper, we investigate a bistatic integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) system, consisting of a multi-antenna base station (BS), a multi-antenna sensing receiver, a single-antenna communication user (CU), and a point target to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-30 Xianxin Song , Xianghao Yu , Jie Xu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

In the sixth-generation (6G) networks, massive low-power devices are expected to sense environment and deliver tremendous data. To enhance the radio resource efficiency, the integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technique exploits the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-16 Ziqin Zhou , Xiaoyang Li , Guangxu Zhu , Jie Xu , Kaibin Huang , Shuguang Cui

Aiming at providing wireless communication systems with environment-perceptive capacity, emerging integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technologies face multiple difficulties, especially in balancing the performance trade-off between…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Xin Zhao , Heng Liu , Shiqi Gong , Xin Ju , Chengwen Xing , Nan Zhao

The recent development of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) technology offers new opportunities to meet high-throughput and low-latency communication as well as high-resolution localization requirements in vehicular networks.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Kaitao Meng , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Deshi Li

Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) is envisioned as one of the key enablers of next-generation wireless systems, offering improved hardware, spectral, and energy efficiencies. In this paper, we consider an ISAC transceiver with an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-27 José Miguel Mateos-Ramos , Baptiste Chatelier , Christian Häger , Musa Furkan Keskin , Luc Le Magoarou , Henk Wymeersch

In this paper, the waveform design for 6G integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems is investigated, with a particular focus on the practical limitations imposed by imperfect full-duplex radios. Under such imperfections,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-05 Ning Wei , Aimin Tang , Yin Xu , Wenze Qu

A dual-robust design of beamforming is investigated in an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system.Existing research on robust ISAC waveform design, while proposing solutions to imperfect channel state information (CSI), generally…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-20 Wanting Lyu , Songjie Yang , Yue Xiu , Xinyi Chen , Zhongpei Zhang , Chadi Assi , Chau Yuan

The capacity-maximization design philosophy has driven the growth of wireless networks for decades. However, with the slowdown in recent data traffic demand, the mobile industry can no longer rely solely on communication services to sustain…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-17 Yuanhao Cui , Jiali Nie , Fan Liu , Weijie Yuan , Zhiyong Feng , Xiaojun Jing , Yulin Liu , Jie Xu , Christos Masouros , Shuguang Cui

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) enables efficient spectrum utilization and reduces hardware costs for beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G networks, facilitating intelligent applications that require both high-performance communication and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Di Zhang , Yuanhao Cui , Xiaowen Cao , Nanchi Su , Yi Gong , Fan Liu , Weijie Yuan , Xiaojun Jing , J. Andrew Zhang , Jie Xu , Christos Masouros , Dusit Niyato , Marco Di Renzo

This paper studies a secrecy integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, in which a multi-antenna base station (BS) aims to send confidential messages to a single-antenna communication user (CU), and at the same time sense several…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-26 Zixiang Ren , Ling Qiu , Jie Xu

This paper studies the sensing base station (SBS) that has great potential to improve the safety of vehicles and pedestrians on roads. It can detect the targets on the road with communication signals using the integrated sensing and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-13 Wangjun Jiang , Zhiqing Wei , Zhiyong Feng , Xu Chen

In this paper, we combine the network-assisted full-duplex (NAFD) technology and distributed radar sensing to implement integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). The ISAC system features both uplink and downlink remote radio units (RRUs)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-14 Fan Zeng , Jingxuan Yu , Jiamin Li , Feiyang Liu , Dongming Wang , Xiaohu You

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is an emerging technology in next-generation communication networks. However, the communication performance of the ISAC system may be severely affected by interference from the radar system if the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-20 Zhenyu Xue , Yuang Chen , Hancheng Lu , Baolin Chong , Wanqing Long

In integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), a distinguishing feature of 6G wireless networks, the main challenge lies in integrating the two distinct functions of sensing and communication within the same waveform. In this paper, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-30 Henglin Pu , Zhu Han , Athina P. Petropulu , Husheng Li

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is emerging as a cornerstone technology for forthcoming 6G systems, significantly improving spectrum and energy efficiency. However, the commercial viability of ISAC hinges on addressing critical…