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In this study, we explore integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks to strike a more effective balance between sensing and communication (S&C) performance at the network scale. We leverage stochastic geometry to analyze the S&C…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-11 Kaitao Meng , Christos Masouros , Guangji Chen , Fan Liu

As the demand for ubiquitous connectivity and high-precision environmental awareness grows, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a key technology for sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks. Intelligent metasurfaces…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-08 Shunyu Li , Tianqi Mao , Guangyao Liu , Fan Zhang , Ruiqi Liu , Meng Hua , Zhen Gao , Qingqing Wu , George K. Karagiannidis

The integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technique has been considered a key enabler for 6G radio access networks. ISAC fulfills a brand new paradigm shift in wireless networks via the seamless interplay between communication and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-03 Kexin Chen , Yijie Mao , Wonjae Shin , Bruno Clerckx , Christos Masouros

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

In this work, we aim to effectively characterize the performance of cooperative integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks and to reveal how performance metrics relate to network parameters. To this end, we introduce a generalized…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-15 Dongsheng Sui , Cunhua Pan , Hong Ren , Jiahua Wan , Liuchang Zhuo , Jing Jin , Qixing Wang , Jiangzhou Wang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) emerges as a promising technology for B5G/6G, particularly in the millimeter-wave (mmWave) band. However, the widely utilized hybrid architecture in mmWave systems compromises multiplexing gain…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-20 Boxun Liu , Shijian Gao , Zonghui Yang , Xiang Cheng , Liuqing Yang

Recent advances in wireless communication and solid-state circuits together with the enormous demands of sensing ability have given rise to a new enabling technology, integrated sensing and communications (ISAC). The ISAC captures two main…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-14 Yuanhao Cui , Fan Liu , Xiaojun Jing , Junsheng Mu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is regarded as the enabling technology in the future 5th-Generation-Advanced (5G-A) and 6th-Generation (6G) mobile communication system. ISAC waveform design is critical in ISAC system. However,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Zhiqing Wei , Jinghui Piao , Xin Yuan , Huici Wu , J. Andrew Zhang , Zhiyong Feng , Lin Wang , Ping Zhang

The roll-out of various emerging wireless services has triggered the need for the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks to provide functions of target sensing, intelligent computing and information communication over the same radio…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-11 Qiao Qi , Xiaoming Chen , Ata Khalili , Caijun Zhong , Zhaoyang Zhang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is increasingly recognized as a pivotal technology for next-generation cellular networks, offering mutual benefits in both sensing and communication capabilities. This advancement necessitates a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Xu Gan , Chongwen Huang , Zhaohui Yang , Xiaoming Chen , Jiguang He , Zhaoyang Zhang , Chau Yuen , Yong Liang Guan , Mérouane Debbah

The integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), in which the sensing and communication share the same frequency band and hardware, has emerged as a key technology in future wireless systems. Early works on ISAC have been focused on the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-23 An Liu , Zhe Huang , Min Li , Yubo Wan , Wenrui Li , Tony Xiao Han , Chenchen Liu , Rui Du , Danny Tan Kai Pin , Jianmin Lu , Yuan Shen , Fabiola Colone , Kevin Chetty

Edge artificial intelligence (AI) has been a promising solution towards 6G to empower a series of advanced techniques such as digital twins, holographic projection, semantic communications, and auto-driving, for achieving intelligence of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-19 Dingzhu Wen , Xiaoyang Li , Yong Zhou , Yuanming Shi , Sheng Wu , Chunxiao Jiang

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is a promising technology in 6G systems. The existing 3D Geometry-Based Stochastic Model (GBSM), as standardized for 5G systems, addresses solely communication channels and lacks consideration of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-26 Yameng Liu , Jianhua Zhang , Yuxiang Zhang , Huiwen Gong , Tao Jiang , Guangyi Liu

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

This paper studies an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system within a centralized cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) network for target detection. ISAC transmit access points serve the user equipments in the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-26 Zinat Behdad , Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Ki Won Sung , Emil Björnson , Cicek Cavdar

This paper investigates a downlink multi-satellite integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) network, in which multiple satellites simultaneously transmit ISAC signals to provide communication services to ground user equipments and enable…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-10 Jeongbin Kim , Jaehong Jo , Seunghyeon Jeon , Wonjae Shin , Yo-Seb Jeon , H. Vincent Poor

This paper addresses the topic of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) in 5G and emerging 6G wireless networks. ISAC systems operate within shared, congested or even contested spectrum, aiming to deliver high performance in both…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-27 Visa Koivunen , Musa Furkan Keskin , Henk Wymeersch , Mikko Valkama , Nuria González-Prelcic

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted growing research interests in the context of sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, in which UAVs will be exploited as aerial wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-22 Kaitao Meng , Qingqing Wu , Jie Xu , Wen Chen , Zhiyong Feng , Robert Schober , A. Lee Swindlehurst

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is recognized as one of the key enabling technologies for sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication networks, facilitating diverse emerging applications and services in an energy and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-04 Zehra Yigit , Ertugrul Basar

The Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) paradigm is anticipated to be a cornerstone of the upcoming 6G networks. In order to optimize the use of wireless resources, 6G ISAC systems need to harness the communication data payload…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Fan Liu , Ya-Feng Liu , Yuanhao Cui , Christos Masouros , Jie Xu , Tony Xiao Han , Stefano Buzzi , Yonina C. Eldar , Shi Jin