Near-Field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges

Cong, Jiayi1,2; You, Changsheng1; Li, Jiapeng1; Chen, Li3; Zheng, Beixiong4; Liu, Yuanwei5; Wu, Wen2; Gong, Yi1; Jin, Shi6; Zhang, Rui

2024-09-01

10.1109/MWC.002.2400033

IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS   影响因子和分区

1536-1284

1558-0687

With the extremely large-scale array (XL-array) deployed in future wireless systems, wireless communication and sensing are expected to operate in the radiative near-field region, which needs to be characterized by the spherical rather than planar wavefronts. Unlike most existing works that considered far-field integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), we study in this article the new near-field ISAC, which integrates both functions of sensing and communication in the near-field region. To this end, we first discuss the appealing advantages of near-field communication and sensing over their far-field counterparts, respectively. Then, we introduce three approaches for near-field ISAC, including joint near-field communication and sensing, sensing-assisted near-field communication, and communication-assisted near-field sensing. We discuss their individual research opportunities and new design issues, as well as propose promising solutions. Finally, several important directions in near-field ISAC are highlighted to motivate future work.

Integrated sensing and communication Radar tracking Wireless communication Signal to noise ratio Radar Interference Target tracking

SCI

英语

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National Natural Science Foundation of China["62201242","62331023","62201214","62331022","62071212","62371218"] ; National Key R&D Program Youth Scientist Project[2023YFB2905100] ; Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation[2024A1515010097] ; Shenzhen Science and Technology Program[20231115131633001] ; Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province[2023A1515011753] ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities[2023ZYGX-ZR106] ; Peng Cheng Laboratory["PCL2023AS1-5","PCL2021A09-B2"] ; The 2022 Stable Research Program of Higher Education of China[20220817144726001] ; Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research[2023B0303000001]

Computer Science ; Engineering ; Telecommunications

Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture ; Computer Science, Information Systems ; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic ; Telecommunications

WOS:001308170400001

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC

Web of Science

1.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
2.Peng Cheng Lab, Frontier Res Ctr, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
3.Univ Sci & Technol China, Hefei, Peoples R China
4.South China Univ Technol, Sch Microelect, Guangzhou, Peoples R China
5.Univ Hong Kong, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
6.Southeast Univ, Fac Natl Mobile Commun Res Lab, Nanjing, Peoples R China
7.Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
8.Natl Univ Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Cong, Jiayi,You, Changsheng,Li, Jiapeng,et al. Near-Field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges[J]. IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS,2024.

Cong, Jiayi.,You, Changsheng.,Li, Jiapeng.,Chen, Li.,Zheng, Beixiong.,...&Zhang, Rui.(2024).Near-Field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges.IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.

Cong, Jiayi,et al."Near-Field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges".IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS (2024).