Integrated Communication, Localization, and Sensing in 6G D-MIMO Networks
Preprint, 2024

Future generations of mobile networks call for concurrent sensing and communication functionalities in the same hardware and/or spectrum. Compared to communication, sensing services often suffer from limited coverage, due to the high path loss of the reflected signal and the increased infrastructure requirements. To provide a more uniform quality of service, distributed multiple input multiple output (D-MIMO) systems deploy a large number of distributed nodes and efficiently control them, making distributed integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) possible. In this paper, we investigate ISAC in D-MIMO through the lens of different design architectures and deployments, revealing both conflicts and synergies. In addition, simulation and demonstration results reveal both opportunities and challenges towards the implementation of ISAC in D-MIMO.

sensing

localization

MIMO

6G

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)

D-MIMO

testbed

Author

Hao Guo

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Henk Wymeersch

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Behrooz Makki

Ericsson

Hui Chen

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Yibo Wu

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Giuseppe Durisi

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Musa Furkan Keskin

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Mohammad H. Moghaddam

Qamcom Research & Technology

Charitha Madapatha Madapathage Don

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Han Yu

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Peter Hammarberg

Ericsson

Hyowon Kim

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Tommy Svensson

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Gigahertz-ChaseOn Bridge Center

Deep RF

Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) (DnrID19-0021), 2020-01-01 -- 2024-12-31.

Ericsson, 2020-01-01 -- 2024-12-31.

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European Commission (EC) (101065422-6G-ISLAC), 2023-01-01 -- 2024-12-31.

SAICOM

Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) (FUS21-0004), 2022-06-01 -- 2027-05-31.

Hardware-aware Integrated Localization and Sensing for Communication Systems

Swedish Research Council (VR) (2022-03007), 2023-01-01 -- 2026-12-31.

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Swedish Research Council (VR) (2023-00272), 2023-07-01 -- 2025-06-30.

Distribuerad massiv MIMO med lågprecisions-komponenter

Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) (ID19-0036), 2020-01-01 -- 2024-12-31.

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Transport

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Telecommunications

Communication Systems

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