Near-field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges

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Main Authors: Cong, Jiayi, You, Changsheng, Li, Jiapeng, Chen, Li, Zheng, Beixiong, Liu, Yuanwei, Wu, Wen, Gong, Yi, Jin, Shi, Zhang, Rui
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author Cong, Jiayi
You, Changsheng
Li, Jiapeng
Chen, Li
Zheng, Beixiong
Liu, Yuanwei
Wu, Wen
Gong, Yi
Jin, Shi
Zhang, Rui
author_facet Cong, Jiayi
You, Changsheng
Li, Jiapeng
Chen, Li
Zheng, Beixiong
Liu, Yuanwei
Wu, Wen
Gong, Yi
Jin, Shi
Zhang, Rui
contents 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, new design issues, as well as propose promising solutions. Finally, several important directions in near-field ISAC are also highlighted to motivate future work.
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spellingShingle Near-field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges
Cong, Jiayi
You, Changsheng
Li, Jiapeng
Chen, Li
Zheng, Beixiong
Liu, Yuanwei
Wu, Wen
Gong, Yi
Jin, Shi
Zhang, Rui
Information Theory
Signal Processing
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, new design issues, as well as propose promising solutions. Finally, several important directions in near-field ISAC are also highlighted to motivate future work.
title Near-field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges
topic Information Theory
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.01342