Method and apparatus for configuring reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for wireless communication
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsRemziye Irem BOR YALINIZ, Nimal Gamini SENARATH
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Abstract
There is provided methods and apparatuses for configuring reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) to support network service. According to embodiments, there are provided centralized, distributed and hybrid methods for determining a set of base stations that can be responsible for control and communication (C&C) of RIS. In particular, there are provided RIS C&C architectures, RIS-specific messaging protocols in various scenarios, and a grid-based method for facilitation of RIS related analysis.
Claims21
A method for configuring one or more reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) deployments, each RIS deployment including one or more RISs to support network services, comprising:
- sending a request for RIS information;
- receiving the RIS information, the received RIS information including information indicative of one or more of:
- a capability of one or more base stations for provision of control and communication (C&C) of the one or more RIS deployments, one or more configurable RISs and one or more characteristics of each base station;
- and
- determining a RIS C&C set based on one or more of:
- (a) one or more characteristics of each base station, and (b) the one or more characteristics of one or more of the one or more RIS deployments and an associated RIS controller included in the RIS information, the RIS C&C set including one or more base stations responsible for C&C of the one or more RIS deployments.
An apparatus for configuring one or more reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) deployments, each RIS deployment including one or more RISs to support network services, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing machine executable instructions, which when executed by the processor configure the apparatus to:
- send a request for RIS information;
- receive the RIS information, the received RIS information including information indicative of one or more of:
- a capability of one or more base stations for provision of control and communication (C&C) of the one or more RIS deployments, one or more configurable RISs and one or more characteristics of each base station;
- and
- determine a RIS C&C set based on one or more of:
- (a) one or more characteristics of each base station, and (b) the one or more characteristics of one or more of the one or more RIS deployments and an associated RIS controller included in the RIS information, the RIS C&C set including one or more base stations responsible for C&C of the one or more RIS deployments.
A system for configuring one or more reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) deployments, each RIS deployment including one or more RISs to support network services, the system including a RIS controller, one or more base stations and a central manager (CM), wherein
- the CM is configured to:
- send a request for RIS information to each of the one or more base stations;
- each base station is configured to:
- receive the RIS information from the RIS controller associated with the one or more RIS deployments;
- and
- send second RIS information to the CM, the second RIS information including information indicative of a capability of the base station for provision of control and communication (C&C) of the one or more RIS deployments, one or more configurable RISs and one or more characteristics of the base station;
- and
- the CM is further configured to:
- determine a RIS C&C set based on one or more of:
- (a) one or more characteristics of the one or more base stations, and (b) the one or more characteristics at least in part determined from the second RIS information, the RIS C&C set including one or more base stations responsible for C&C of the one or more RIS deployments.
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