Perpetual reconfigurable intelligent surfaces through in-band energy harvesting: architectures, protocols, and challenges

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are considered a key enabler of highly energy-efficient 6G and beyond networks. This property arises from the absence of power amplifiers in the structure, in contrast to active nodes, such as small cells and relays. However, a certain amount of power is st...

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Autores: Ntontin, Konstantinos, Boulogeorgos, Alexandros Apostolos A., Abadal Cavallé, Sergi|||0000-0003-0941-0260, Mesodiakaki, Agapi, Chatzinotas, Symeon, Ottersten, Björn
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/402673
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/402673
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MVT.2023.3344994
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Computer network protocols
Wireless communications systems
Energy consumption
Computer architecture
Protocols
Power demand
Channel estimation
Wireless communication
Impedance
Tuning
Protocols de xarxes d'ordinadors
Comunicació sense fil, Sistemes de
Energia -- Consum
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Arquitectura de computadors
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Sumario:Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are considered a key enabler of highly energy-efficient 6G and beyond networks. This property arises from the absence of power amplifiers in the structure, in contrast to active nodes, such as small cells and relays. However, a certain amount of power is still required for RIS operation. To improve their energy efficiency further, we propose the notion of perpetual RISs, which secure the power needed to supply their functionalities through wireless energy harvesting (EH) of impinging transmitted electromagnetic (EM) signals. Toward this, we initially explain the rationale behind such RIS capability and proceed with a presentation of the main RIS controller architecture that can realize this vision under an in-band EH consideration. Furthermore, we present a typical EH architecture, followed by two harvesting protocols. Subsequently, we study the performance of the two protocols under a typical communications scenario. Finally, we elaborate on the main research challenges governing the realization of large-scale networks with perpetual RISs.