Ris-assisted wireless communications
OwnerLinglong DAI, Ruochen SU +3inventors
InventorsLinglong DAI, Ruochen SU, Jingbo TAN, Mo HAO, Richard MACKENZIE
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Abstract
A reflective surface for directing wireless communications signals that includes plurality of independently reconfigurable elements disposed irregularly on the surface is disclosed. A method of controlling a communication channel of a wireless communication system that includes the reflective surface having an irregular element arrangement is also disclosed.
Claims16
A reflective surface for directing wireless communications signals, the reflective surface comprising:
- a plurality of independently reconfigurable elements disposed irregularly on the reflective surface.
A reflective surface for directing wireless communications signals, the reflective surface comprising:
- a plurality of independently reconfigurable elements disposed on the reflective surface;
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- a controller arranged to control a configuration of the plurality of independently reconfigurable elements so that only an irregularly spaced subset of the plurality of reconfigurable elements direct the wireless communications signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.