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Toward Efficient Sensing in Multi-Device ISCC by Removing Frequency Domain Redundancy

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Pith's one-line read Subcarrier selection removes frequency-domain redundancy in OFDM sensing data to reduce overhead in multi-device ISCC systems.

desk verdict The paper applies subcarrier selection to trim OFDM sensing data overhead in multi-device ISCC, with analytical models and an ADMM solver plus commodity-device tests showing gains over baselines. read the letter →

arxiv 2606.31962 v1 pith:A3S3ON2S submitted 2026-06-30 eess.SP

Ziqi Ye , Yinghui He , Weiwei Chen , Guanding Yu , Rui Zhang This is my paper · ORCID
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keywords subcarrierselectionOFDMsensingISCCfrequency-domainredundancymulti-devicesystemsedgeoffloadingaccuracyADMMoptimization
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The reading

The paper proposes a subcarrier selection-based sensing framework that removes frequency-domain redundancy from OFDM sensing data during local preprocessing at each device. This step cuts the volume of data that must be transmitted to the edge server and processed there, lowering delay and energy use under resource limits. The authors build models for sensing accuracy, delay, and energy consumption, then solve an accuracy-maximization problem with an ADMM algorithm. Experiments on real wireless hardware confirm that the approach beats three baseline schemes across varied resource budgets.

What carries the argument

Subcarrier selection-based sensing framework that removes frequency-domain redundancy in OFDM data during local preprocessing.

What would settle it

A controlled test in which subcarrier selection is applied at varying ratios and sensing accuracy is measured against the full-subcarrier baseline; if accuracy drops sharply even at modest selection ratios under the same channel conditions, the overhead-reduction benefit collapses.

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Core claim

By performing subcarrier selection locally to excise redundant frequency components in OFDM sensing waveforms, the framework trims transmission volume and edge computation load while preserving sufficient sensing fidelity; the resulting optimization yields higher accuracy than direct full-data offloading when total bandwidth, time, and energy are constrained.

Load-bearing premise

Frequency-domain redundancy exists in OFDM sensing data and can be removed by subcarrier selection without materially harming sensing accuracy.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • Transmission overhead scales down proportionally with the fraction of discarded subcarriers.
  • Edge processing delay and energy drop because fewer samples reach the server.
  • The same accuracy target becomes achievable under tighter total resource budgets.
  • The ADMM solver produces feasible allocations that respect per-device and aggregate constraints simultaneously.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The local selection step could be combined with existing compression or quantization methods to compound the overhead savings.
  • If sensing accuracy proves robust across different target types, the framework might extend to joint radar-communication waveforms beyond pure OFDM.
  • Device heterogeneity in channel quality could be exploited by letting each device choose its own selection ratio rather than using a uniform policy.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes a subcarrier selection-based sensing framework for multi-device ISCC systems that removes frequency-domain redundancy in OFDM sensing data during local preprocessing to reduce transmission and processing overhead. Analytical models are derived for sensing accuracy, delay, and energy consumption; an optimization problem is formulated to maximize accuracy subject to resource constraints; an ADMM-based algorithm is developed to solve the problem; and experiments on commodity wireless devices are reported to show consistent outperformance over three baseline schemes under varying resource constraints.

Significance. If the models and experimental results hold, the framework offers a practical approach to overhead reduction in multi-device ISCC by exploiting redundancy removal without apparent accuracy degradation. The combination of closed-form analytical models, an ADMM solver, and validation on real commodity devices constitutes a concrete strength, providing both theoretical grounding and empirical evidence for efficiency gains under practical constraints.

minor comments (3)
  1. The notation for the subcarrier selection matrix and the accuracy metric should be introduced with explicit definitions in the system model section to avoid ambiguity when the optimization problem is stated.
  2. Figure captions for the experimental results should include the exact parameter settings (e.g., number of devices, subcarrier counts, SNR ranges) used in each plotted curve to improve reproducibility.
  3. A brief discussion of the computational complexity of the ADMM iterations (per iteration and overall) would help readers assess scalability for larger numbers of devices.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the positive summary, significance assessment, and recommendation of minor revision. The report contains no enumerated major comments to address point-by-point.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity

full rationale

The derivation begins with the proposed subcarrier selection framework to remove frequency-domain redundancy, then establishes independent analytical models for sensing accuracy, delay, and energy, formulates an optimization problem under resource constraints, and solves it via an ADMM algorithm. Experiments on commodity devices provide external validation against baselines. No step reduces by construction to its own inputs, no fitted parameter is relabeled as a prediction, and no load-bearing premise relies on self-citation chains or imported uniqueness theorems. The models and solver are derived from the framework definitions without circular redefinition of the target metrics.

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read the original abstract

Integrated sensing, communication, and computation (ISCC) is envisioned as a key enabler for intelligent services in future wireless networks. However, in multi-device ISCC systems, directly offloading full orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) sensing data to the edge may incur excessive overhead, thereby limiting sensing performance under practical resource constraints. In this paper, we propose a subcarrier selection-based sensing framework for multi-device ISCC systems, where frequency-domain redundancy in OFDM sensing data is removed during local preprocessing to reduce sensing data transmission and processing overhead. Based on the proposed framework, we establish analytical models for sensing accuracy, delay, and energy consumption, and formulate a sensing accuracy maximization problem under practical resource constraints. To solve this problem, we develop an alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM)-based algorithm. Experiments on commodity wireless devices validate the effectiveness of the proposed framework and show that it consistently outperforms three baseline schemes under various resource constraints.

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Figure 1. The considered ISCC system and the proposed sensing [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Time-frequency resource allocation for the considered ISCC system. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Impact of ∆nk selected by the subcarrier similarity function on sensing accuracy, energy consumption, and delay. 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 Energy limitation (J) 50 65 80 95 Sensing accuracy (%) Proposed Average resource Fixed "nk=5 Fixed "nk=70 Conventional [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Emax k vs. accuracy. 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.50 3.60 Latency limitation (s) 45 55 65 75 85 95 Sensing accuracy (%) Proposed Average resource Fixed "nk=5 Fixed "nk=70 Conventional [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_6.png]

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