Semantic communications for future internet: Fundamentals, applications, and challenges

W Yang, H Du, ZQ Liew, WYB Lim… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing demand for intelligent services, the sixth-generation (6G) wireless
networks will shift from a traditional architecture that focuses solely on a high transmission …

What is semantic communication? A view on conveying meaning in the era of machine intelligence

Q Lan, D Wen, Z Zhang, Q Zeng, X Chen… - Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the 1940s, Claude Shannon developed the information theory focusing on quantifying the
maximum data rate that can be supported by a communication channel. Guided by this …

From semantic communication to semantic-aware networking: Model, architecture, and open problems

G Shi, Y Xiao, Y Li, X Xie - IEEE Communications Magazine, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Existing communication systems are mainly built based on Shannon's information theory,
which deliberately ignores the semantic aspects of communication. The recent iteration of …

Less data, more knowledge: Building next generation semantic communication networks

C Chaccour, W Saad, M Debbah… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Semantic communication is viewed as a revolutionary paradigm that can potentially
transform how we design and operate wireless communication systems. However, despite a …

Making sense of meaning: A survey on metrics for semantic and goal-oriented communication

TM Getu, G Kaddoum, M Bennis - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Semantic communication (SemCom) aims to convey the meaning behind a transmitted
message by transmitting only semantically-relevant information. This semantic-centric …

Semantic communications: Overview, open issues, and future research directions

X Luo, HH Chen, Q Guo - IEEE Wireless Communications, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the deployment of the fifth generation (5G) in many countries, people start to think about
what the next-generation of wireless communications will be. The current communication …

Rethinking modern communication from semantic coding to semantic communication

K Lu, Q Zhou, R Li, Z Zhao, X Chen… - IEEE Wireless …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modern communications are usually designed to pursue a higher bit-level precision and
fewer bits while transmitting a message. This article rethinks these two major features and …

A survey on semantic communications for intelligent wireless networks

S Iyer, R Khanai, D Torse, RJ Pandya… - Wireless Personal …, 2023 - Springer
Research on intelligent wireless network aims at the development of a human society which
is ubiquitous and mobile, simultaneously providing solutions to the coverage, capacity, and …

Semantics-empowered communications: A tutorial-cum-survey

Z Lu, R Li, K Lu, X Chen, E Hossain… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Along with the springing up of the semantics-empowered communication (SemCom)
research, it is now witnessing an unprecedentedly growing interest towards a wide range of …

Understand-before-talk (UBT): A semantic communication approach to 6G networks

SR Pokhrel, J Choi - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Shannon theory, semantic aspects of communication were identified but considered
irrelevant to the technical communication problems. Semantic communication (SC) …