joInt wireless commuNicaTion and sEnsinG by hologRaphic surfAce TranscEivers

随着5G无线网络标准化进程的推进，研究界开始关注6G的未来。出于在确保高数据速率的同时节省频谱的需求，6G的一项主要技术是在同一基础设施中集成通信和传感服务。这使无线网络能够感知周围环境，触发新的服务，并导致更有效地利用资源。INTEGRATE项目专注于集成通信和传感网络的理论，算法和架构基础，开发第一个用于联合通信和传感的开放接入网络级模拟器。为此，提出了一种新的无线收发器实现方式，它利用可重新配置的全息表面的使用，允许以卓越的性能集成通信和传感，同时降低能耗。具体而言，INTEGRATE将：1）开发可重构的全息表面，能够支持联合通信和传感任务，并且可以以最小的成本和能源需求集成在无线收发器中。2)描述综合通信和传感网络的基本性能极限，开发一个算法框架和协议套件来接近这些极限。3)构建首个面向联合通信和传感网络的开放接入软件仿真平台。

As the standardization of 5G wireless networks progresses, the research community has started focusing on what 6G will be.Motivated by the need of ensuring high data-rates, while at the same time saving spectrum, a major technology that has beenproposed for 6G is the integration of communication and sensing services in the same infrastructure. This enables wireless networksto perceive the surrounding environments, triggering new services and leading to a more efficient use of resources. The INTEGRATE project focuses on the theoretical, algorithmic, and architectural foundations of integrated communication and sensing networks,developing the first open access network-level simulator for joint communication and sensing. To this end, a new implementation ofwireless transceiver is proposed, which leverages the use of reconfigurable holographic surfaces and allows the integration ofcommunication and sensing with remarkable performance while at the same time reducing the energy consumption. Specifically,INTEGRATE will: 1) Develop reconfigurable holographic surfaces capable of supporting joint communication and sensing tasks and that can be integrated in wireless transceivers with minimal cost and energy requirements. 2) Characterize the fundamental performance limits of integrated communication and sensing networks, developing an algorithmic framework and protocol suite toapproach these limits. 3) Build the first open access software simulation platform for joint communication and sensing networks.