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Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a cornerstone for future sixth-generation (6G) networks, enabling simultaneous connectivity and environmental awareness. However, practical realization faces significant challenges, including…

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Future wireless networks targeted for improving spectral and energy efficiency, are expected to simultaneously provide sensing functionality and support low-power communications. This paper proposes a novel net-zero integrated sensing and…

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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…

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Integrating sensing functionality into 6G communication networks requires some changes to existing components as well as new entities processing the radar sensing signals received by the communication antennas. This whitepaper provides a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Peter Gersing , Mark Doll , Joerg Huschke , Jan Plachy , Stefan Köpsell

This article presents and discusses challenges and solutions for practical issues in bistatic integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in 6G networks. Considering orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing as the adopted waveform, a…

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has shown its great potential in facilitating device-based integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), where sensing and communication tasks are mostly conducted on different time-frequency…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-09 Xiaowei Qian , Xiaoling Hu , Chenxi Liu , Mugen Peng , Caijun Zhong

Integrating radio-sensing functionalities into future cell-free (CF) wireless networks promises efficient resource utilization and facilitates the seamless roll-out of applications such as public safety and smart infrastructure. While the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-20 Leonardo Leyva , Daniel Castanheira , Adão Silva , Atílio Gameiro

We investigate data-aided iterative sensing in bistatic OFDM ISAC systems, focusing on scenarios with co-located sensing and communication receivers. To enhance target detection beyond pilot-only sensing methods, we propose a multi-stage…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-05 Musa Furkan Keskin , Silvia Mura , Marouan Mizmizi , Dario Tagliaferri , Henk Wymeersch

Sixth generation (6G) wireless technology is anticipated to introduce Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) as a transformative paradigm. ISAC unifies wireless communication and RADAR or other forms of sensing to optimize spectral and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-13 Mohammad Farzanullah , Han Zhang , Akram Bin Sediq , Ali Afana , Melike Erol-Kantarci

The sixth-generation (6G) cellular technology will be deployed with a key feature of Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), allowing the cellular network to map the environment through radar sensing on top of providing communication…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-01 Karthik Muthineni , Alexander Artemenko , Artjom Grudnitsky , Josep Vidal , Montse Najar

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

Future wireless networks are envisioned to support both sensing and artificial intelligence (AI) services. However, conventional integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks may not be suitable due to the ignorance of diverse…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Wenhao Zhuang , Xinyu He , Yuyi Mao , Juan Liu

The exploration of extremely large antenna arrays (ELAAs) using high-frequency spectrum has led to a paradigm shift in electromagnetic radiation field, transitioning from the common use case of far-field propagation to near-field…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-30 Zhenyao He , Wei Xu , Zhaohui Yang , Hong Shen , Ningning Fu , Yongming Huang , Zhaoyang Zhang , Xiaohu You

When applying integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) in future mobile networks, many sensing tasks have low latency requirements, preferably being implemented at terminals. However, terminals often have limited computing capabilities…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-29 Peng Liu , Zesong Fei , Xinyi Wang , Jingxuan Huang , Jie Hu , J. Andrew Zhang

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is a key enabler of high speed, ultra low latency vehicular communication in 6G. ISAC leverages radar signal processing (RSP) to localize multiple unknown targets amid static clutter by jointly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-01 Aakanksha Tewari , Jai Mangal , Sumit J Darak , Shobha Sundar Ram , Arnav Shukla

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been envisioned as a promising technique to alleviate the spectrum congestion problem. Inspired by the applications of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) in dynamically manipulating…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-23 Honghao Luo , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Qian Liu

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) is defined as one of six usage scenarios in the ITU-R International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) 2030 framework for 6G. ISAC is envisioned to introduce the sensing capability into the cellular…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-16 Mohammad Heggo , Arman Shojaeifard , Alain Mourad , Chuangxin Jiang , Ruiqi Liu , Junchen Liu

This paper studies Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Powering (ISCAP) as a novel framework designed to enhance Internet of Things (IoT) applications within sixth-generation wireless networks. In these applications, in addition to IoT…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-12 Maryam Asadi Ahmadabadi , S. Mohammad Razavizadeh , Vahid Jamali

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) represents a transformative approach within 5G and beyond, aiming to merge wireless communication and sensing functionalities into a unified network infrastructure. This integration offers…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-14 Utku Demir , Kemal Davaslioglu , Yalin E. Sagduyu , Tugba Erpek , Gustave Anderson , Sastry Kompella

This paper explores a novel research direction where a digital twin is leveraged to assist the beamforming design for an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system. In this setup, a base station designs joint communication and…

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