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Deep Learning Enabled Semantic Communication Systems

arXiv 2006.10685 ↗First posted 18 Jun 2020eess.SPcited by 282

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Recently, deep learned enabled end-to-end (E2E) communication systems have been developed to merge all physical layer blocks in the traditional communication systems, which make joint transceiver optimization possible. Powered by deep learning, natural language processing (NLP) has achieved great success in analyzing and understanding large amounts of language texts. Inspired by research results in both areas, we aim to providing a new view on communication systems from the semantic level. Particularly, we propose a deep learning based semantic communication system, named DeepSC, for text transmission. Based on the Transformer, the DeepSC aims at maximizing the system capacity and minimizing the semantic errors by recovering the meaning of sentences, rather than bit- or symbol-errors in traditional communications. Moreover, transfer learning is used to ensure the DeepSC applicable to different communication environments and to accelerate the model training process. To justify the performance of semantic communications accurately, we also initialize a new metric, named sentence similarity. Compared with the traditional communication system without considering semantic information exchange, the proposed DeepSC is more robust to channel variation and is able to achieve better performance, especially in the low signal-to-noise (SNR) regime, as demonstrated by the extensive simulation results.

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Citing papers per year: 2021: 11; 2022: 37; 2023: 45; 2024: 71; 2025: 61; 2026: 57.

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  1. 2021Edge Artificial Intelligence for 6G: Vision, Enabling Technologies, and Applicationscited by 96
  2. 2021Semantic Communications: Principles and Challengescited by 90
  3. 2022Less Data, More Knowledge: Building Next Generation Semantic Communication Networkscited by 61
  4. 2022Robust Semantic Communications with Masked VQ-VAE Enabled Codebookcited by 53
  5. 2022Wireless Deep Video Semantic Transmissioncited by 49
  6. 2023Large AI Model Empowered Multimodal Semantic Communicationscited by 38
  7. 2022Deep Learning-Enabled Semantic Communication Systems with Task-Unaware Transmitter and Dynamic Datacited by 36
  8. 2022WITT: A Wireless Image Transmission Transformer for Semantic Communicationscited by 36
  9. 2022Towards Semantic Communications: Deep Learning-Based Image Semantic Codingcited by 35
  10. 2023Large AI Model-Based Semantic Communicationscited by 35
  11. 2024Large Language Models for Education: A Surveycited by 32
  12. 2024Joint Source-Channel Coding: Fundamentals and Recent Progress in Practical Designscited by 32
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  1. 2021Task-Oriented Image Transmission for Scene Classification in Unmanned Aerial Systemscited by 29
  2. 2022Performance Optimization for Semantic Communications: An Attention-based Reinforcement Learning Approachcited by 28
  3. 2022Robust Information Bottleneck for Task-Oriented Communication with Digital Modulationcited by 28
  4. 2024Latency-Aware Generative Semantic Communications with Pre-Trained Diffusion Modelscited by 25
  5. 2021Semantic Communication with Adaptive Universal Transformercited by 22
  6. 2021Semantics-Native Communication with Contextual Reasoningcited by 21
  7. 2022Neuro-Symbolic Causal Reasoning Meets Signaling Game for Emergent Semantic Communicationscited by 20
  8. 2022Task-Oriented Communications for NextG: End-to-End Deep Learning and AI Security Aspectscited by 20
  9. 2021Learning Semantics: An Opportunity for Effective 6G Communicationscited by 19
  10. 2023Joint Task and Data Oriented Semantic Communications: A Deep Separate Source-channel Coding Schemecited by 19
  11. 2024Diffusion-Driven Semantic Communication for Generative Models with Bandwidth Constraintscited by 19
  12. 2022Transformer-Empowered 6G Intelligent Networks: From Massive MIMO Processing to Semantic Communicationcited by 18
  13. 2023Machine Learning for Large-Scale Optimization in 6G Wireless Networkscited by 18
  14. 2024Semantic-Aware Spectrum Sharing in Internet of Vehicles Based on Deep Reinforcement Learningcited by 17
  15. 2021Reinforcement Learning-powered Semantic Communication via Semantic Similaritycited by 15
  16. 2022Robust Semantic Communications Against Semantic Noisecited by 15
  17. 2024Generative Emergent Communication: Large Language Model is a Collective World Modelcited by 15
  18. 2023Linguistic ambiguity analysis in ChatGPTcited by 14
  19. 2023Wireless End-to-End Image Transmission System using Semantic Communicationscited by 14
  20. 2023Causal Semantic Communication for Digital Twins: A Generalizable Imitation Learning Approachcited by 14
  21. 2022Curriculum Learning for Goal-Oriented Semantic Communications with a Common Languagecited by 13
  22. 2022Vector Quantized Semantic Communication Systemcited by 13
  23. 2022Task-Oriented Communication for Edge Video Analyticscited by 13
  24. 2024Latent Diffusion Model-Enabled Low-Latency Semantic Communication in the Presence of Semantic Ambiguities and Wireless Channel Noisescited by 13
  25. 2025Adaptive Semantic Token Communication for Transformer-based Edge Inferencecited by 13
  26. 2022Cognitive Semantic Communication Systems Driven by Knowledge Graphcited by 12
  27. 2022Semantic Information Recovery in Wireless Networkscited by 12
  28. 2024Visual Language Model based Cross-modal Semantic Communication Systemscited by 12
  29. 2021Common Language for Goal-Oriented Semantic Communications: A Curriculum Learning Frameworkcited by 11
  30. 2024Will 6G be Semantic Communications? Opportunities and Challenges from Task Oriented and Secure Communications to Integrated Sensingcited by 11
  31. 2022Towards Semantic Communication Protocols: A Probabilistic Logic Perspectivecited by 10
  32. 2022Is Semantic Communications Secure? A Tale of Multi-Domain Adversarial Attackscited by 10
  33. 2022Vulnerabilities of Deep Learning-Driven Semantic Communications to Backdoor (Trojan) Attackscited by 10
  34. 2023Latent Semantic Diffusion-based Channel Adaptive De-Noising SemCom for Future 6G Systemscited by 10
  35. 2023Knowledge Base Enabled Semantic Communication: A Generative Perspectivecited by 10
  36. 2023Adaptive Resource Allocation for Semantic Communication Networkscited by 10
  37. 2024Pragmatic Communication in Multi-Agent Collaborative Perceptioncited by 10
  38. 2024Adaptive Semantic Token Selection for AI-native Goal-oriented Communicationscited by 10

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