ITJul 14, 2023
ISAC-NET: Model-driven Deep Learning for Integrated Passive Sensing and CommunicationWangjun Jiang, Dingyou Ma, Zhiqing Wei et al.
Recent advances in wireless communication with the enormous demands of sensing ability have given rise to the integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technology, among which passive sensing plays an important role. The main challenge of passive sensing is how to achieve high sensing performance in the condition of communication demodulation errors. In this paper, we propose an ISAC network (ISAC-NET) that combines passive sensing with communication signal detection by using model-driven deep learning (DL). Dissimilar to existing passive sensing algorithms that first demodulate the transmitted symbols and then obtain passive sensing results from the demodulated symbols, ISAC-NET obtains passive sensing results and communication demodulated symbols simultaneously. Different from the data-driven DL method, we adopt the block-by-block signal processing method that divides the ISAC-NET into the passive sensing module, signal detection module and channel reconstruction module. From the simulation results, ISAC-NET obtains better communication performance than the traditional signal demodulation algorithm, which is close to OAMP-Net2. Compared to the 2D-DFT algorithm, ISAC-NET demonstrates significantly enhanced sensing performance. In summary, ISAC-NET is a promising tool for passive sensing and communication in wireless communications.
4.5ITMar 13
Upward Spatial Coverage Recovery via Movable Antenna in Low-Altitude CommunicationsKan Yu, Kaixuan Li, Yujia Zhao et al.
The rapid proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications imposes stringent requirements on continuous and reliable communication coverage in low-altitude airspace. Conventional cellular systems built upon fixed-position antennas (FPAs) are inherently constrained by static array geometries and limited mechanical degrees of freedom, which severely restrict their ability to adapt to highly dynamic three-dimensional (3D) propagation environments. Movable antenna (MA) technology has recently emerged as a promising paradigm to overcome these limitations by actively reconfiguring electromagnetic radiation characteristics through controllable antenna positioning and array orientation, thereby enabling flexible spatial coverage adaptation. To systematically quantify the airspace coverage capability of MA-enabled systems, this paper formulates a spatial coverage maximization problem over a discretized 3D voxel space. For each voxel, the received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is maximized via joint optimization of the MA's 3D positions and beamforming matrices. To efficiently solve the resulting non-convex problem, a hybrid particle swarm optimization and simulated annealing framework is developed to search for high-quality antenna configurations. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed MA design framework substantially outperforms conventional FPA-based schemes in terms of spatial coverage, achieving coverage rates of 26.8% and 29.65% for airspace below 300m and 600m, respectively. Moreover, further coverage enhancement can be attained by incorporating mechanical tilt adjustment, highlighting the strong potential of MA technology for reliable low-altitude communication coverage.