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,  volume 1 ,  pages 798-807

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces vs. Relaying: Differences, Similarities, and Performance Comparison

Marco Di Renzo 1
, 
Konstantinos Ntontin 2
, 
Jian Song 1
, 
Fadil H Danufane 1
, 
Xuewen Qian 1
, 
F. Lazarakis 2
, 
Julien de Rosny 3
, 
Dinh Thuy Phan Huy 4
, 
Osvaldo Simeone 5
, 
Rui Zhang 6
, 
Meroaune Debbah 7
, 
Geoffroy Lerosey 8
, 
Mathias Fink 3
, 
Sergei A. Tretyakov 9
, 
S. Shamai (Shitz) 10
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3
 
EPSCI, Institut Langevin, Paris, France | 
4
 
Recherche et Developpement Department, Orange Labs, Chatillon, France | 
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Mathematical and Algorithmic Sciences Laboratory, Huawei Research and Development, Boulogne-Billancourt, France | 
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Greenerwave, Paris, France | 
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2020-06-16
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR: 2.183
CiteScore: 10.5
Impact factor: 6.1
ISSN: 2644125X
General Medicine
Abstract
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have the potential of realizing the emerging concept of smart radio environments by leveraging the unique properties of metamaterials and large arrays of inexpensive antennas. In this article, we discuss the potential applications of RISs in wireless networks that operate at high-frequency bands, e.g., millimeter wave (30-100 GHz) and sub-millimeter wave (greater than 100 GHz) frequencies. When used in wireless networks, RISs may operate in a manner similar to relays. The present paper, therefore, elaborates on the key differences and similarities between RISs that are configured to operate as anomalous reflectors and relays. In particular, we illustrate numerical results that highlight the spectral efficiency gains of RISs when their size is sufficiently large as compared with the wavelength of the radio waves. In addition, we discuss key open issues that need to be addressed for unlocking the potential benefits of RISs for application to wireless communications and networks.
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Renzo M. D. et al. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces vs. Relaying: Differences, Similarities, and Performance Comparison // IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 2020. Vol. 1. pp. 798-807.
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Renzo M. D., Ntontin K., Song J., Danufane F. H., Qian X., Lazarakis F., de Rosny J., Phan Huy D. T., Simeone O., Zhang R., Debbah M., Lerosey G., Fink M., Tretyakov S. A., Shamai (Shitz) S. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces vs. Relaying: Differences, Similarities, and Performance Comparison // IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 2020. Vol. 1. pp. 798-807.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1109/ojcoms.2020.3002955
UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2020.3002955
TI - Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces vs. Relaying: Differences, Similarities, and Performance Comparison
T2 - IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
AU - Renzo, Marco Di
AU - Ntontin, Konstantinos
AU - Song, Jian
AU - Danufane, Fadil H
AU - Qian, Xuewen
AU - Lazarakis, F.
AU - de Rosny, Julien
AU - Phan Huy, Dinh Thuy
AU - Simeone, Osvaldo
AU - Zhang, Rui
AU - Debbah, Meroaune
AU - Lerosey, Geoffroy
AU - Fink, Mathias
AU - Tretyakov, Sergei A.
AU - Shamai (Shitz), S.
PY - 2020
DA - 2020/06/16
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
SP - 798-807
VL - 1
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@article{2020_Renzo,
author = {Marco Di Renzo and Konstantinos Ntontin and Jian Song and Fadil H Danufane and Xuewen Qian and F. Lazarakis and Julien de Rosny and Dinh Thuy Phan Huy and Osvaldo Simeone and Rui Zhang and Meroaune Debbah and Geoffroy Lerosey and Mathias Fink and Sergei A. Tretyakov and S. Shamai (Shitz)},
title = {Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces vs. Relaying: Differences, Similarities, and Performance Comparison},
journal = {IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society},
year = {2020},
volume = {1},
publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
month = {jun},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2020.3002955},
pages = {798--807},
doi = {10.1109/ojcoms.2020.3002955}
}