2021/05/13 by Mithun Mukherjee, Mukherjee, Mithun, Prof Vikas Kumar +9
Engineering · #Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies #Emerging Technologies (cs.ET) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Information Theory (cs.IT) #Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Satellite Communication Systems
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2106.11784
openalex publication_date 2021/05/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-empowered communication is being considered as an enabling technology for sixth generation (6G) wireless networks. The key idea of RIS-assisted communication is to enhance the capacity, coverage, energy efficiency, physical layer security, and many other aspects of modern wireless networks. At the same time, mobile edge computing (MEC) has already shown its huge potential by extending the computation, communication, and caching capabilities of a standalone cloud server to the network edge. In this article, we first provide an overview of how MEC and RIS can benefit each other. We envision that the integration of MEC and RIS will bring an unprecedented transformation to the future evolution of wireless networks. We provide a system-level perspective on the MEC-aided RIS (and RIS-assisted MEC) that will evolve wireless network towards 6G. We also outline some of the fundamental challenges that pertain to the implementation of MEC-aided RIS (and RIS-assisted MEC) networks. Finally, the key research trends in the RIS-assisted MEC are discussed.