Zero-Energy Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (zeRIS)

Tyrovolas D, Tegos SA, Papanikolaou V, Xiao Y, Mekikis PV, Diamantoulakis PD, Ioannidis S, Liaskos CK, Karagiannidis GK (2024)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Book Volume: 23

Pages Range: 7013-7026

Journal Issue: 7

DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2023.3336956

Abstract

A primary objective of the forthcoming sixth generation (6G) of wireless networking is to support demanding applications, while ensuring energy efficiency. Programmable wireless environments (PWEs) have emerged as a promising solution, leveraging reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), to control wireless propagation and deliver exceptional quality-of-service. In this paper, we analyze the performance of a network supported by zero-energy RISs (zeRISs), which harvest energy for their operation and contribute to the realization of PWEs. Specifically, we investigate joint energy-data rate outage probability and the energy efficiency of a zeRIS-assisted communication system by employing three harvest-and-reflect (HaR) methods, i) power splitting, ii) time switching, and iii) element splitting. Furthermore, we consider two zeRIS deployment strategies, namely BS-side zeRIS and UE-side zeRIS. Simulation results validate the provided analysis and examine which HaR method performs better depending on the zeRIS placement. Finally, valuable insights and conclusions for the performance of zeRIS-assisted wireless networks are drawn from the presented results.

Authors with CRIS profile

Vasileios Papanikolaou Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung (IDC)

Involved external institutions

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki GR Greece (GR) Southwest Jiaotong University / 西南交通大学 CN China (CN) Hilti Corporation LI Liechtenstein (LI) University of Ioannina / Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων GR Greece (GR) Technical University of Crete (TUC) / Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης GR Greece (GR)

How to cite

APA:

Tyrovolas, D., Tegos, S.A., Papanikolaou, V., Xiao, Y., Mekikis, P.V., Diamantoulakis, P.D.,... Karagiannidis, G.K. (2024). Zero-Energy Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (zeRIS). IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 23(7), 7013-7026. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2023.3336956

MLA:

Tyrovolas, Dimitrios, et al. "Zero-Energy Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (zeRIS)." IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 23.7 (2024): 7013-7026.

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