Tri-Hybrid Beamforming Design for integrated Sensing and Communications

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Main Authors: Fang, Tianyu, Ma, Mengyuan, Juntti, Markku, Nguyen, Nhan Thanh
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Published: 2026
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author Fang, Tianyu
Ma, Mengyuan
Juntti, Markku
Nguyen, Nhan Thanh
author_facet Fang, Tianyu
Ma, Mengyuan
Juntti, Markku
Nguyen, Nhan Thanh
contents Tri-hybrid beamforming architectures have been proposed to enable energy-efficient communications systems in extra-largescale antenna arrays using low-cost programmable metasurface antennas. We study the tri-hybrid beamforming design for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) to improve both communications and sensing performances. Specifically, we formulate a multi-objective optimization problem that balances communications signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the sensing power at a target direction, subject to constraints on the total power consumption and physical limitations inherent to the trihybrid beamforming architecture. We develop an efficient iterative algorithm in which the variables are updated in a closed form at each iteration, leading to a low-complexity and fast-execution design. Numerical results show that the tri-hybrid architecture improves spatial gain and energy efficiency, though with reduced beam alignment capability compared to conventional hybrid beamforming architectures.
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Fang, Tianyu
Ma, Mengyuan
Juntti, Markku
Nguyen, Nhan Thanh
Information Theory
Tri-hybrid beamforming architectures have been proposed to enable energy-efficient communications systems in extra-largescale antenna arrays using low-cost programmable metasurface antennas. We study the tri-hybrid beamforming design for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) to improve both communications and sensing performances. Specifically, we formulate a multi-objective optimization problem that balances communications signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the sensing power at a target direction, subject to constraints on the total power consumption and physical limitations inherent to the trihybrid beamforming architecture. We develop an efficient iterative algorithm in which the variables are updated in a closed form at each iteration, leading to a low-complexity and fast-execution design. Numerical results show that the tri-hybrid architecture improves spatial gain and energy efficiency, though with reduced beam alignment capability compared to conventional hybrid beamforming architectures.
title Tri-Hybrid Beamforming Design for integrated Sensing and Communications
topic Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16036