Part 5: Practical Aspects and Open Problems

Chapter 17: Deployment Optimization

Advanced~200 min

Learning Objectives

  • Characterize optimal RIS placement given BS and UE geometry
  • Compare RIS with relay and small-cell alternatives
  • Analyze coverage and blockage mitigation with RIS
  • Perform cost-benefit analysis for network deployment
  • Optimize density and position of multi-RIS deployments

Sections

Prerequisites & Notation
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Optimal RIS Placement
Coverage Analysis and Blockage Mitigation
RIS vs. Relay vs. Small Cell
Cost-Benefit Analysis and Deployment Strategy
Chapter Summary
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Exercises
References & Further Reading
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Prerequisites

Chapter 1: $N^2$ SNR scaling and product path lossChapter 3: cascaded channel geometryChapter 5: joint active-passive beamformingChapter 16: realistic efficiency modelsBasic wireless network planning concepts (cell edges, coverage holes)

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