Joint Communications and Sensing: A Comprehensive Study

Abstract: Joint communications and sensing (JCS) can improve the efficiency of power, bandwidth and hardware usage. The conflict between communications and sensing is analyzed in terms of bandwidth and power. It is found that the bandwidth is approximately partitioned between communication and sensing, thus making an almost zero-sum game, while the conflict in the power is marginal. The same conclusion holds when the receiver and target are separated. The feasible region and tradeoff boundary of JCS are obtaine.