2024/05/06 by Mayur Katwe, Katwe, Mayur, Aryan Kaushik +15 · 4 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · #Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies #Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Electrical engineering #Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Signal Processing (eess.SP) #electronic engineering #information engineering
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2405.03356
openalex publication_date 2024/05/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
With the impending arrival of the sixth generation (6G) of wireless communication technology, the telecommunications landscape is poised for another revolutionary transformation. At the forefront of this evolution are intelligent meta-surfaces (IS), emerging as a disruptive physical layer technology with the potential to redefine the capabilities and performance metrics of future wireless networks. As 6G evolves from concept to reality, industry stakeholders, standards organizations, and regulatory bodies are collaborating to define the specifications, protocols, and interoperability standards governing IS deployment. Against this background, this article delves into the ongoing standardization efforts, emerging trends, potential opportunities, and prevailing challenges surrounding the integration of IS into the framework of 6G and beyond networks. Specifically, it provides a tutorial-style overview of recent advancements in IS and explores their potential applications within future networks beyond 6G. Additionally, the article identifies key challenges in the design and implementation of various types of intelligent surfaces, along with considerations for their practical standardization. Finally, it highlights potential future prospects in this evolving field.