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A novel framework of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)-enhanced indoor wireless networks is proposed, where an RIS mounted on the robot is invoked to enable mobility of the RIS and enhance the service quality for mobile users.…
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This letter investigates the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multiple-input single-output (MISO) wireless system, where both half-duplex (HD) and full-duplex (FD) operating modes are considered together, for the first time…
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The emerging technology of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) is provisioned as an enabler of smart wireless environments, offering a highly scalable, low-cost, hardware-efficient, and almost energy-neutral solution for dynamic…
In this letter, we propose an energy-efficient design for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) communication system with nonlinear energy harvesting (EH) and UAV jitter. A joint optimization…
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The user-centric cell-free network has emerged as an appealing technology to improve the next-generation wireless network's capacity thanks to its ability to eliminate inter-cell interference effectively. However, the cell-free network…
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