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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 communication (ISAC) has emerged as a key feature for sixth-generation (6G) networks, providing an opportunity to meet the dual demands of communication and sensing. Existing ISAC research primarily focuses on…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-23 Rang Liu , Ming Li , Mehdi Zafari , Bjorn Ottersten , A. Lee Swindlehurst

We study a unified information-theoretic framework for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), applicable to both monostatic and bistatic sensing scenarios. Special attention is given to the case where the sensing receiver (Rx) is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-13 Jun Chen , Lei Yu , Yonglong Li , Wuxian Shi , Yiqun Ge , Wen Tong

Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system has been the defining mobile communications technology in recent generations. With the ever-increasing demands looming towards the sixth generation (6G), we are in need of additional degrees of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-27 Wee Kiat New , Kai-Kit Wong , Hao Xu , Kin-Fai Tong , Chan-Byoung Chae

This paper investigates the performance tradeoff for a multi-antenna integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system with simultaneous information multicasting and multi-target sensing, in which a multi-antenna base station (BS) sends…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-24 Zixiang Ren , Yunfei Peng , Xianxin Song , Yuan Fang , Ling Qiu , Liang Liu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Jie Xu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a pivotal enabler for next-generation wireless networks. A key challenge in ISAC systems lies in designing dual-functional waveforms that can achieve satisfactory radar sensing accuracy by…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-18 Peishi Li , Ming Li , Rang Liu , Qian Liu , A. Lee Swindlehurst

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is one of the key pillars envisioned for 6G wireless systems. ISAC systems combine communication and sensing functionalities over a single waveform, with full resource sharing. In particular,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-20 Silvia Mura , Dario Tagliaferri , Marouan Mizmizi , Umberto Spagnolini , Athina Petropulu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks leverage extremely large antenna arrays and high frequencies. This inevitably extends the Rayleigh distance, making near-field (NF) spherical wave propagation dominant. This unlocks…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Jiasi Zhou , Chintha Tellambura , Geoffrey Ye Li

The ultimate goal of enabling sensing through the cellular network is to obtain coordinated sensing of an unprecedented scale, through distributed integrated sensing and communication (D-ISAC). This, however, introduces challenges related…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-31 Kawon Han , Kaitao Meng , Christos Masouros

Multiple antennas have been exploited for spatial multiplexing and diversity transmission in a wide range of communication applications. However, most of the advances in the design of high speed wireless multiple-input multiple output…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-26 Yongpeng Wu , Chengshan Xiao , Zhi Ding , Xiqi Gao , Shi Jin

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been recognized as a key enabler and feature of future wireless networks. In the existing works analyzing the performances of ISAC, discrete-time systems were commonly assumed, which, however,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Zhouyuan Yu , Xiaoling Hu , Chenxi Liu , Mugen Peng

In this paper, we investigate integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in high-mobility systems with the aid of an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS). To exploit the benefits of Delay-Doppler (DD) spread caused by high mobility,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-01 Xingyu Peng , Qin Tao , Xiaoling Hu , Richeng Jin , Chongwen Huang , Xiaoming Chen

This manuscript investigates the information-theoretic limits of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), aiming for simultaneous reliable communication and precise channel state estimation. We model such a system with a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-29 Xinyang Li , Vlad C. Andrei , Aladin Djuhera , Ullrich J. Mönich , Holger Boche

We consider the sequential transmission of a stream of messages over a block-fading multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) channel. A new message arrives at the beginning of each coherence block, and the decoder is required to output each message…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-08-13 Ashish Khisti , Stark Draper

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

Benefitting from the vast spatial degrees of freedom, the amalgamation of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) and massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is expected to simultaneously improve spectral and energy efficiencies…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Ruoyu Zhang , Lei Cheng , Shuai Wang , Yi Lou , Yulong Gao , Wen Wu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a key technology for future 6G networks. Most existing studies focus on monostatic and/or bistatic setups with limited coverage and capabilities. Networked ISAC systems with distributed base…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-14 Yuan Guo , Wen Chen , Qingqing Wu , Yang Liu , Qiong Wu , Kunlun Wang , Jun Li , Lexi Xu

The integration of sensing and communication demands architectures that can flexibly exploit spatial and electromagnetic (EM) degrees of freedom (DoF). This paper proposes an Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) MIMO framework that…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-04 Ataher Sams , Yu-Cheng Hsiao , Muhammad Talha , Besma Smida , Ashutosh Sabharwal

This paper characterizes the optimal capacity-distortion (C-D) tradeoff in an optical point-to-point system with single-input single-output (SISO) for communication and single-input multiple-output (SIMO) for sensing within an integrated…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-15 Alireza Ghazavi Khorasgani , Mahtab Mirmohseni , Ahmed Elzanaty

This paper studies the transmit waveform optimization for a quantized multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where one-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are employed to enable a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-09 Qi Lin , Hong Shen , Wei Xu , Chunming Zhao