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Intelligent Reflecting Surface Operation under Predictable Receiver Mobility: A Continuous Time Propagation Model

Information Theory 2020-09-18 v3 Signal Processing math.IT

Abstract

The operation of an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) under predictable receiver mobility is investigated. We develop a continuous time system model for multipath channels and discuss the optimal IRS configuration with respect to received power, Doppler spread, and delay spread. It is shown that the received power can be maximized without adding Doppler spread to the system. In a numerical case study, we show that an IRS having the size of just two large billboards can improve the link budget of ground to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite links by up to 6 dB. It also adds a second, almost equivalently strong, communication path that improves the link reliability.

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@article{arxiv.2006.06991,
  title  = {Intelligent Reflecting Surface Operation under Predictable Receiver Mobility: A Continuous Time Propagation Model},
  author = {Bho Matthiesen and Emil Björnson and Elisabeth De Carvalho and Petar Popovski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.06991},
  year   = {2020}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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