A Double-Covertness Design for Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems

Abstract

In this work, a novel double-covertness framework is developed for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems, where both the radar and communication signals are protected from being maliciously detected by adversaries. Specifically, a new measurement named joint intercept probability (JIP) is proposed for characterizing the double-covertness performance. Next, an optimal power allocation strategy is designed to minimize the JIP, subject to certain quality-of-service (QoS) requirements for communication and sensing. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of our proposed solution and demonstrate the intrinsic relationship among power allocation, JIP and different QoS requirements.