User-centric network (UCN) has been considered as a promising technology to improve the
throughput of users, especially users at the cell edge, where each user is connected to and …

As we move towards next-generation wireless networks, the need for sustainability through
energy efficiency (EE) concepts becomes more important than ever. Meanwhile, technology …

Integrating the reconfigurable intelligent surface in a cell-free (RIS-CF) network is an
effective solution to improve the capacity and coverage of future wireless systems with low …

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a cost-effective and energy-efficient
technique for 6G. By adjusting the phase shifts of passive reflecting elements, RIS is capable …

With the capability of controlling the wireless channels and alleviating multiplicative fading
effects, active reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can enhance the spectral efficiency …

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) have become an emerging paradigm to improve
the average sum-rate, enhance energy efficiency and extend coverage areas in wireless …

By thoroughly transforming the traditional base-station-centric architecture to user-centric
architecture, user-centric networking (UCN), a promising technology with disruptive …

Fully coordinated Cell-Free (CF) networks can alleviate the Inter-Cell Interference (ICI) for
the cell-edge users in cellular networks. Due to the complex topology of the association …

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) based reflections is a promising approach to
increase spectral efficiency (SE) and reduce power consumption of wireless …

In this letter, we investigate a cell-free network aided by hybrid reconfigurable intelligent
surfaces (RISs), which consists of a mixture of passive and active elements that are capable …