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As the standardization of 5G is being solidified, researchers are speculating what 6G will be. Integrating sensing functionality is emerging as a key feature of the 6G Radio Access Network (RAN), allowing to exploit the dense cell…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-17 Fan Liu , Yuanhao Cui , Christos Masouros , Jie Xu , Tony Xiao Han , Yonina C. Eldar , Stefano Buzzi

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

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 proposes a transmit beamforming strategy for the integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems enabled by the novel stacked intelligent metasurface (SIM) architecture, where the base station (BS) simultaneously performs…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-17 Shunyu Li , Fan Zhang , Tianqi Mao , Rui Na , Zhaocheng Wang , George K. Karagiannidis

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…

Both smart propagation engineering as well as integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) constitute promising candidates for next-generation (NG) mobile networks. We provide a synergistic view of these technologies, and explore their…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-01 Kaitao Meng , Christos Masouros , Kai-Kit Wong , Athina P. Petropulu , Lajos Hanzo

The rapid development of sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks requires seamless integration of communication and sensing to support ubiquitous intelligence and real-time, high-reliability applications. Integrated sensing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-17 Qingqing Wu , Qiaoyan Peng , Ziheng Zhang , Xiaodan Shao , Yang Liu , Yifan Jiang , Yapeng Zhao , Yanze Zhu , Yilong Chen , Zixiang Ren , Jie Xu , Wen Chen , Rui Zhang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted growing interests for sixth-generation (6G) and beyond wireless networks. The primary challenges faced by highly efficient ISAC include limited sensing and communication (S&C)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-02 Kaitao Meng , Qingqing Wu , Christos Masouros , Wen Chen , Deshi Li

The ultimate goal of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) deployment is to provide coordinated sensing and communication services at an unprecedented scale. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of network-level ISAC systems,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-05 Kawon Han , Kaitao Meng , Xiao-Yang Wang , Christos Masouros

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has recently emerged as a candidate 6G technology, aiming to unify the two key operations of the future network in spectrum/energy/cost efficient way. ISAC involves communicating information to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-19 Zhongxiang Wei , Fan Liu , Christos Masouros , Nanchi Su , Athina P. Petropulu

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

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) will become a service in future mobile communication networks. It enables the detection and recognition of passive objects and environments using radar-like sensing. The ultimate advantage is the…

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a key enabler of 6G. Unlike communication radio links, the sensing signal requires to experience round trips from many scatters. Therefore, sensing is more power-sensitive and faces a severer…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-02 Yihua Ma , Zhifeng Yuan , Shuqiang Xia , Chen Bai , Zhongbin Wang , Yuxin Wang

The fundamentals of MIMO communications and MIMO sensing are firstly analyzed with regard to channel and sensing capacities. It is shown that the different objectives of communications and sensing lead to different signaling waveforms…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-22 Lie-Liang Yang

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 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

Cell-free (CF) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) combines CF architecture with ISAC. CF employs distributed access points, eliminates cell boundaries, and enhances coverage, spectral efficiency, and reliability. ISAC unifies radar…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-12 Diluka Galappaththige , Mohammadali Mohammadi , Gayan Aruma Baduge , Chintha Tellambura

The integration of sensing and communication (ISAC) emerges as a cornerstone technology for the forth upcoming sixth generation era, seamlessly incorporating sensing functionality into wireless networks as a native capability. The main…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-20 Kaitao Meng , Christos Masouros , Athina P. Petropulu , Lajos Hanzo