{"title":"Covariance-based beamforming for integrated sensing and communications","authors":"Seokjun Park, Eunsung Choi, Jinseok Choi","doi":"10.1016/j.icte.2025.09.004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, we propose a channel covariance-based joint communication and radar beamforming framework for multi-user multi-target ISAC systems, aiming to maximize spectral efficiency (SE) under radar performance constraints. The radar performance is measured by the mean squared error (MSE) of the transmit beam. By approximating ergodic SE via spatial channel covariance, we reformulate the non-convex optimization as a nonlinear eigenvalue problem (NEPv) solved with power iteration and bisection. Simulation results validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48526,"journal":{"name":"ICT Express","volume":"12 5","pages":"Pages 1085-1089"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ICT Express","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405959525001341","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/9/23 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this paper, we propose a channel covariance-based joint communication and radar beamforming framework for multi-user multi-target ISAC systems, aiming to maximize spectral efficiency (SE) under radar performance constraints. The radar performance is measured by the mean squared error (MSE) of the transmit beam. By approximating ergodic SE via spatial channel covariance, we reformulate the non-convex optimization as a nonlinear eigenvalue problem (NEPv) solved with power iteration and bisection. Simulation results validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
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The ICT Express journal published by the Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS) is an international, peer-reviewed research publication covering all aspects of information and communication technology. The journal aims to publish research that helps advance the theoretical and practical understanding of ICT convergence, platform technologies, communication networks, and device technologies. The technology advancement in information and communication technology (ICT) sector enables portable devices to be always connected while supporting high data rate, resulting in the recent popularity of smartphones that have a considerable impact in economic and social development.