Toward Distributed and Intelligent Integrated Sensing and Communications for 6G Networks
Journal article, 2025
This article introduces the distributed and intelligent integrated sensing and communications (DISAC) concept, a transformative approach for 6G wireless networks that extends the emerging concept of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC). DISAC addresses the limitations of the existing ISAC models and, to overcome them, it introduces two novel foundational functionalities for both sensing and communications: a distributed architecture (enabling large-scale and energy-efficient tracking of connected users and objects, leveraging the fusion of heterogeneous sensors) and a semantic and goal-oriented framework (enabling the transition from classical data fusion to the composition of semantically selected information).
Intelligent sensors
Integrated sensing and communication
Data integration
Wireless networks
Energy efficiency
6G mobile communication
Data models
Semantics
Sensor fusion
Author
Emilio Calvanese Strinati
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
George C. Alexandropoulos
University of Illinois
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Navid Amani
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks
Maurizio Crozzoli
Telecom Italia S.P.A
Giyyarpuram Madhusudan
Orange
Sami Mekki
Nokia
Francois Rivet
Bordeaux Institute of Technology and IMS laboratory
Vincenzo Sciancalepore
NEC Laboratories Europe GmbH
Philippe Sehier
Nokia
Maximilian Stark
NXP Semiconductors Netherlands
Henk Wymeersch
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks
IEEE Wireless Communications
1536-1284 (ISSN) 15580687 (eISSN)
Vol. 32 1 60-676G DISAC
European Commission (EC) (101139130-6G-DISAC), 2024-01-01 -- 2026-12-31.
Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)
Communication Systems
Embedded Systems
Computer Systems
DOI
10.1109/MWC.001.2400056