Jointly power allocation and phase shift optimization for RIS empowered downlink cellular networks

Phuc Quang Truong; Tan Do-Duy; Van-Ca Phan; Antonino Masaracchia

doi:10.4108/eetinis.v10i4.4359

Authors

Phuc Quang Truong Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Tan Do-Duy Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Van-Ca Phan Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Antonino Masaracchia Queen's University Belfast

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4108/eetinis.v10i4.4359

Keywords:

6G, Optimization, Phase-Shaft Optimization, QoS, Resource Allocation, RIS, Throughput Maximization

Abstract

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) have been highlighted by the research community as a key enabling technology for the enhancement of next-generation wireless network performance, including energy efficiency, spectral efficiency, and network throughput. This paper investigates how RIS-assisted communication can effectively maximize the downlink throughput of a cellular network. Specifically, the paper considers a communication scenario where a single base station serves multiple ground users with the aid of an RIS placed on a building facade. For such a communication scenario, we considered an optimization problem aimed at maximizing the overall downlink throughput by jointly optimizing power allocation at the base station and phase shift of RIS reflecting elements, subject to power consumption and quality-of-service constraints. To address its non-convex nature, the original optimization problem has been divided into two subproblems. The first one, for power control with fixed phase shift values, is a convex problem that can be easily solved. Subsequently, a phase shift searching procedure to solve the non-convex problem of RIS phase shift optimization has been adopted. The results from numerical simulations show that the proposed method outperforms other conventional methods proposed in the literature. In addition, computational complexity analysis has been conducted to prove the low complexity of the proposed method.

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