# Near-field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.01342 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2310.01342/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 2 Oct 2023.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Cross-Domain Multi-Person Human Activity Recognition via Near-Field Wi-Fi Sensing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2510.17816/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

With the extremely large-scale array XL-array deployed in future wireless systems, wireless communication and sensing are expected to operate in the radiative near-field region, which needs to be characterized by the spherical rather than planar wavefronts. Unlike most existing works that considered far-field integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), we study in this article the new near-field ISAC, which integrates both functions of sensing and communication in the near-field region. To this end, we first discuss the appealing advantages of near-field communication and sensing over their far-field counterparts, respectively. Then, we introduce three approaches for near-field ISAC, including joint near-field communication and sensing, sensing-assisted near-field communication, and communication-assisted near-field sensing. We discuss their individual research opportunities, new design issues, as well as propose promising solutions. Finally, several important directions in near-field ISAC are also highlighted to motivate future work.