This paper presents a novel framework for integrated sensing and communication in WLAN systems. The proposed approach adapts multi-user multi-input multi-output precoder of Wi-Fi systems to enable simultaneous communication and sensing and simplifies power allocation between both tasks as an independent optimization problem while requiring minimal software upgrades. A flexible power allocation method optimizes signal-to-noise-plus-interference-ratio (SINR) balancing for users and targets, accommodating trade-offs between communication and sensing. Numerical results demonstrate the framework’s effectiveness in achieving balanced SINR and enhancing integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) performance.
Yildirim, H. C., Willame, M., Storrer, L., Louveaux, J., & Horlin, F. (2025). Sustainable ISAC in WLAN with Decoupled Beamforming and Power Allocation. IEEE Communications Letters, 1(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2025.3563995 (Original work published 2025)