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Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a key enabling technique for future wireless networks owing to its efficient hardware and spectrum utilization. In this paper, we focus on dual-functional waveform design for a multi-input…

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This paper investigates the design of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) waveforms for bistatic integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. In the considered framework, an ISAC transmitter jointly optimizes…

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Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has recently emerged as a resilient waveform candidate for high-mobility next-generation wireless systems. However, current literature mostly focuses on discrete time (DT) models, often…

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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,…

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Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing (AFDM), which is based on discrete affine Fourier transform (DAFT), has recently been proposed for reliable communication in high-mobility scenarios. Two low complexity detectors for AFDM are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-03-08 Ali Bemani , Nassar Ksairi , Marios Kountouris

According to the recent 3GPP decisions on 6G air interface, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)-based waveforms are the primary candidates for future integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. In this paper, we…

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This paper investigates the ambiguity function (AF) of communication signals carrying random data payloads, which is a fundamental metric characterizing sensing capability in ISAC systems. We first develop a unified analytical framework to…

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This paper proposes a spectrum-efficient nonorthogonal affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) waveform for reliable high-mobility communications in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) mobile systems. Our core idea is to introduce a…

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We propose the affine filter bank modulation (AFBM) waveform for enhanced integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) in sixth generation (6G), designed by drawing on concepts from classical filter bank multicarrier modulation (FBMC)…

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We study joint transmit-waveform and receive-filter design for a multi-user downlink integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system under practical constant-modulus and similarity constraints. We cast the design as a unified…

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The sixth generation (6G) of mobile communications and beyond is expected to enable advanced functionalities, such as integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), while involving diverse terminal/user equipment types from terrestrial to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Yujie Liu , Yong Liang Guan , David González G. , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a promising paradigm for future wireless systems due to spectrum reuse, hardware sharing, and joint waveform design. In dynamic scenes, Doppler shifts degrade both sensing and communication,…

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Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has recently emerged as a promising waveform for doubly-selective channles [1],[2], owing to its ability to fully exploit time-frequency diversity through appropriate tuning of the chirp-rate…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Haojian Zhang , Jiayan Yang , Tingting Zhang , Xu Zhu , Qinyu Zhang

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) requires the development of a waveform capable of efficiently supporting both communication and sensing functionalities. This paper proposes a novel waveform that combines the benefits of both the…

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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,…

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