Issue |
Natl Sci Open
Volume 3, Number 4, 2024
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Article Number | 20230029 | |
Number of page(s) | 36 | |
Section | Information Sciences | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230029 | |
Published online | 15 December 2023 |
REVIEW
Advances and challenges in semantic communications: A systematic review
1
State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
2
Department of Broadband Communication, Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China
* Corresponding authors (emails: pzhang@bupt.edu.cn (Ping Zhang); liuyiming@bupt.edu.cn (Yiming Liu))
Received:
3
May
2023
Revised:
27
September
2023
Accepted:
29
November
2023
Inspired by the recent success of machine learning (ML), the concept of semantic communication introduced by Weaver in 1949 has gained significant attention and has become a promising research direction. Unlike conventional communication systems, semantic communication emphasizes the precise retrieval of conveyed meaning from the source to the receiver, rather than focusing on the accurate transmission of symbols. Thus, semantic communication can achieve a significant gain in source data compression, alleviate communication bandwidth pressure, and support new intelligent services, which is envisioned as a crucial enabler of future sixth-generation (6G) networks. In this review, we critically summarize the advances made in semantic information and semantic communications, including theory, architecture, and potential applications. Moreover, we deeply explore the major challenges in developing semantic communications and present the development prospects, aiming to prompt further scientific and industrial advances in semantic communications.
Key words: semantic communications / semantic information / 6G / artificial intelligence / deep learning
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