MIMO-ISAC Precoding Design Toward Random Signals

Integrated Sensing And Communications (ISAC) based on reusing random communication signals within the existing network architecture may drastically reduce implementation costs, thereby accelerating the integration of sensing functionalities into current communication networks. However, the randomnes...

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Main Authors: Fan LIU, Shihang LU, Zihao CHEN
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Published: China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (CSPM) 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://radars.ac.cn/cn/article/doi/10.12000/JR25019
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description Integrated Sensing And Communications (ISAC) based on reusing random communication signals within the existing network architecture may drastically reduce implementation costs, thereby accelerating the integration of sensing functionalities into current communication networks. However, the randomness of communication data introduces fluctuations in sensing performance across different signal realizations, leading to unstable sensing accuracy. To address this issue, we delve into random ISAC signal processing methods and propose a joint transceiver precoding optimization design for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output ISAC (MIMO-ISAC) systems. Specifically, considering target impulse response matrix estimation, we first define the Ergodic Cramér-Rao Bound (ECRB) as an average sensing performance metric under random signaling. By deriving the closed-form expression of the ECRB based on the distribution of complex inverse Wishart matrices, we theoretically reveal the performance loss arising when using random signals for sensing compared to the conventional deterministic orthogonal signals. Furthermore, we formulate the sensing-optimal subproblem by minimizing the ECRB and the communication-optimal subproblem of multiantenna multiuser signal estimation and derive the corresponding sensing-optimal and communication-optimal precoding designs. Subsequently, we extend the proposed transceiver precoding optimization framework to ISAC scenarios by explicitly constraining the communication requirements. Finally, through numerous simulations, we validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results demonstrate that the joint transceiver precoding design may allow high-accuracy target response matrix estimation while enabling flexible trade-offs between communication signal estimation and target response matrix estimation errors.
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spelling doaj-art-430929ad68af443db905b4c7abcd67802025-08-20T03:58:18ZengChina Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (CSPM)Leida xuebao2095-283X2025-08-0114478179610.12000/JR25019R25019MIMO-ISAC Precoding Design Toward Random SignalsFan LIU0Shihang LU1Zihao CHEN2National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaSchool of System Design and Intelligent Manufacturing, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaSchool of System Design and Intelligent Manufacturing, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaIntegrated Sensing And Communications (ISAC) based on reusing random communication signals within the existing network architecture may drastically reduce implementation costs, thereby accelerating the integration of sensing functionalities into current communication networks. However, the randomness of communication data introduces fluctuations in sensing performance across different signal realizations, leading to unstable sensing accuracy. To address this issue, we delve into random ISAC signal processing methods and propose a joint transceiver precoding optimization design for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output ISAC (MIMO-ISAC) systems. Specifically, considering target impulse response matrix estimation, we first define the Ergodic Cramér-Rao Bound (ECRB) as an average sensing performance metric under random signaling. By deriving the closed-form expression of the ECRB based on the distribution of complex inverse Wishart matrices, we theoretically reveal the performance loss arising when using random signals for sensing compared to the conventional deterministic orthogonal signals. Furthermore, we formulate the sensing-optimal subproblem by minimizing the ECRB and the communication-optimal subproblem of multiantenna multiuser signal estimation and derive the corresponding sensing-optimal and communication-optimal precoding designs. Subsequently, we extend the proposed transceiver precoding optimization framework to ISAC scenarios by explicitly constraining the communication requirements. Finally, through numerous simulations, we validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results demonstrate that the joint transceiver precoding design may allow high-accuracy target response matrix estimation while enabling flexible trade-offs between communication signal estimation and target response matrix estimation errors.https://radars.ac.cn/cn/article/doi/10.12000/JR25019integrated sensing and communications (isac)multiple-input multiple-output systemsprecoding designssignal processingmultiple-user communications
spellingShingle Fan LIU
Shihang LU
Zihao CHEN
MIMO-ISAC Precoding Design Toward Random Signals
Leida xuebao
integrated sensing and communications (isac)
multiple-input multiple-output systems
precoding designs
signal processing
multiple-user communications
title MIMO-ISAC Precoding Design Toward Random Signals
title_full MIMO-ISAC Precoding Design Toward Random Signals
title_fullStr MIMO-ISAC Precoding Design Toward Random Signals
title_full_unstemmed MIMO-ISAC Precoding Design Toward Random Signals
title_short MIMO-ISAC Precoding Design Toward Random Signals
title_sort mimo isac precoding design toward random signals
topic integrated sensing and communications (isac)
multiple-input multiple-output systems
precoding designs
signal processing
multiple-user communications
url https://radars.ac.cn/cn/article/doi/10.12000/JR25019
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