Link Budget Considerations for Reflecting Intelligent Surfaces in Radio Channels

authored by: Axel Hoffmann, Dirk Manteuffel
Abstract: Applying reflecting intelligent surfaces (RIS) in a communication channel paves the way to smart electromagnetic environments. The design modalities for reconfigurable meta-surfaces generating anomalous reflections are introduced. These meta-surface based RIS are evaluated for their usability in communication channels. A comparison is made with the state-of-the art technology: classical relaying stations. From this, the resulting requirements for the design of a RIS from a channel perspective are determined. An example set up in an realistic urban scenario as well as computational results are provided. It is shown that RIS, if properly designed, are a real alternative to relaying stations.
Organisation(s): Institute of Microwave and Wireless Systems
Type: Conference contribution
Publication date: 2023
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Instrumentation
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1109/iWAT57058.2023.10171755 (Access: Closed)
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BibTeX

@inproceedings{6aee566665d14a81ae681a8ae5163128,
title = "Link Budget Considerations for Reflecting Intelligent Surfaces in Radio Channels",
abstract = "Applying reflecting intelligent surfaces (RIS) in a communication channel paves the way to smart electromagnetic environments. The design modalities for reconfigurable meta-surfaces generating anomalous reflections are introduced. These meta-surface based RIS are evaluated for their usability in communication channels. A comparison is made with the state-of-the art technology: classical relaying stations. From this, the resulting requirements for the design of a RIS from a channel perspective are determined. An example set up in an realistic urban scenario as well as computational results are provided. It is shown that RIS, if properly designed, are a real alternative to relaying stations.",
keywords = "5G, 6G, meta-surface, reflecting intelligent surface, smart electromagnetic environment",
author = "Axel Hoffmann and Dirk Manteuffel",
note = "Funding Information: ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work has been performed in the project ReMoTe under grant 16KIS1634, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research. ; 2023 International Workshop on Antenna Technology, iWAT 2023 ; Conference date: 15-05-2023 Through 17-05-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1109/iWAT57058.2023.10171755",
language = "English",
isbn = "979-8-3503-3409-8",
booktitle = "2023 International Workshop on Antenna Technology",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
address = "United States",
}