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Ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) enables ultra-low-power connectivity by allowing passive backscatter devices (BDs) to convey information through reflection of ambient signals. However, the cascaded AmBC channel suffers from severe…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Masoud Kaveh , Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Riku Jantti , Kai-Kit Wong , F. Javier Lopez-Martinez

We study a novel communication mechanism, ambient backscatter, that utilizes radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted from an ambient source as both energy supply and information carrier to enable communications between low-power devices.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-12-26 Jing Qian , Feifei Gao , Gongpu Wang , Shi Jin , Hongbo Zhu

The 3GPP has recently conducted a study on the Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT), with a particular emphasis on examining backscatter communications as one of the primary techniques under consideration. Previous investigations into Ambient…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-22 Jingyi Liao , Kalle Ruttik , Riku Jantti , Phan-Huy Dinh-Thuy

We consider an ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) system aided by an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS). The optimization of the IRS to assist AmBC is extremely difficult when there is no prior channel knowledge, for which no design…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-27 Xiaolun Jia , Xiangyun Zhou

Low-power ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) relying on radio-frequency (RF) energy harvesting is an energy-efficient solution for batteryless Internet of things (IoT). However, ambient backscatter signals are severely faded by dyadic…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-06-11 Tae Yeong Kim , Dong In Kim

This paper focuses on the non-coherent detection in ambient backscatter communication, which is highly appealing for systems where the trade-off between signaling overhead and the actual data transmission is very critical. Modeling the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-28 J. Kartheek Devineni , Harpreet S. Dhillon

Existing tag signal detection algorithms inevitably suffer from a high bit error rate (BER) due to the difficulties in estimating the channel state information (CSI). To eliminate the requirement of channel estimation and to improve the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-12 Chang Liu , Xuemeng Liu , Zhiqiang Wei , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Jinhong Yuan , Ying-Chang Liang

Long Term Evolution (LTE) signal is ubiquitously present in electromagnetic (EM) background environment, which make it an attractive signal source for the ambient backscatter communications (AmBC). In this paper, we propose a system, in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-01 Jingyi Liao , Xiyu Wang , Kalle Ruttik , Riku Jantti , Phan-Huy Dinh-Thuy

Ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) has emerged as a highly attractive paradigm for energy-efficient communication. Full-duplex multi-tag AmBC systems provide the scalability and efficient spectrum utilization essential for next…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Saeed Abdallah , Mahmoud A. Albreem , Bassel Al Homssi , Mohamed Saad , Abdulmalik Alwarafy

The probability density function (pdf) of the received signal of an ambient backscatter communication system is derived, assuming that on-off keying (OOK) is performed at the tag, and that the ambient radio frequency (RF) signal is white…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-10-28 Sudarshan Guruacharya , Xiao Lu , Ekram Hossain

In this paper, we investigate the performance of ambient backscatter communication non-orthogonal multiple access (AmBC-NOMA)-assisted short packet communication for high-mobility vehicle-to-everything transmissions. In the proposed system,…

Performance · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Xinyue Pei , Xingwei Wang , Yingyang Chen , Tingrui Pei , Miaowen Wen

Ambient Internet of Things networks use low-cost, low-power backscatter tags in various industry applications. By exploiting those tags, we introduce the integrated sensing and backscatter communication (ISABC) system, featuring multiple…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-01 S. Zargari , D. Galappaththige , C. Tellambura

Ambient backscatter communications (AmBackComs) have been recognized as a spectrum- and energy-efficient technology for Internet of Things, as it allows passive backscatter devices (BDs) to modulate their information into the legacy…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-05-15 Yinghui Ye , Liqin Shi , Xiaoli Chu , Guangyue Lu

This article introduces a novel lightweight framework using ambient backscattering communications to counter eavesdroppers. In particular, our framework divides an original message into two parts: (i) the active-transmit message transmitted…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-08-07 Nam H. Chu , Nguyen Van Huynh , Diep N. Nguyen , Dinh Thai Hoang , Shimin Gong , Tao Shu , Eryk Dutkiewicz , Khoa T. Phan

Ambient backscatter communications have been identified for ultra-low energy wireless communications. Indeed, a tag can send a message to a reader without emitting any wave and without battery, simply by backscattering the waves generated…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-05 Jean-Marc Kelif , Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy

Simplifying the detection procedure and improving the bit error rate (BER) performance of a non-coherent receiver in ambient backscatter is vital for enhancing its ability to function without the channel state information (CSI). In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-27 J. Kartheek Devineni , Harpreet S. Dhillon

Ambient backscatter communication technology (AmBC) and a novel device category called zero-energy devices (ZED) have recently emerged as potential components for the forthcoming 6th generation (6G) networks. A ZED communicates with a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-27 Papis Ndiaye , Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy , Ayman Hassan , Jingyi Liao , Xiyu Wang , Kalle Ruttik , Riku Jantti

Ambient backscatter communications have been introduced as low-power communications for green networking. This technology is very promising as it recycles ambient radio frequency waves, however such systems have limitations and suffer from…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-04 Romain Fara , Nada Bel-Haj-Maati , Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy , Nadine Malhouroux , Marco Di Renzo

The rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks raises significant generality and scalability challenges due to energy consumption, deployment complexity, and environmental impact.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-06 Boxuan Xie , Yifan Zhang , Kalle Koskinen , Alexis A. Dowhuszko , Jiacheng Wang , Ruichen Zhang , Zehui Xiong , Dusit Niyato , Zhu Han , Riku Jäntti

Automotive-Industry 5.0 will use beyond fifth-generation (B5G) technologies to provide robust, computationally intelligent, and energy-efficient data sharing among various onboard sensors, vehicles, and other devices. Recently, ambient…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-17 Wali Ullah Khan , Muhammad Ali Jamshed , Eva Lagunas , Symeon Chatzinotas , Xingwang Li , Bjorn Ottersten