RIS-assisted Data Collection and Wireless Power Transfer in Low-altitude Wireless Networks

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Autori principali: Xie, Wenwen, Sun, Geng, Li, Jiahui, Wang, Jiacheng, Liu, Yinqiu, Niyato, Dusit, Kim, Dong In, Mao, Shiwen
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author Xie, Wenwen
Sun, Geng
Li, Jiahui
Wang, Jiacheng
Liu, Yinqiu
Niyato, Dusit
Kim, Dong In
Mao, Shiwen
author_facet Xie, Wenwen
Sun, Geng
Li, Jiahui
Wang, Jiacheng
Liu, Yinqiu
Niyato, Dusit
Kim, Dong In
Mao, Shiwen
contents Low-altitude wireless networks (LAWNs) have become effective solutions for collecting data from low-power Internet-of-Things devices (IoTDs) in remote areas with limited communication infrastructure. However, some outdoor IoTDs deployed in such areas face both energy constraints and low-channel quality challenges, making it challenging to ensure timely data collection from these IoTDs in LAWNs. In this work, we investigate a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled data collection and wireless power transfer system in LAWN. Specifically, IoTDs first harvest energy from a low-altitude UAV, and then upload their data to the UAV by applying the time division multiple access (TDMA) protocol, supported by an RIS to improve the channel quality. To maintain satisfactory data freshness of the IoTDs and save energy for an energy-constrained UAV, we aim to minimize the age of information (AoI) and energy consumption of the UAV by jointly optimizing the RIS phase shits, UAV trajectory, charging time allocation, and binary IoTD scheduling. We propose a deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based approach, namely the alternating optimization-improved parameterized deep Q-network (AO-IPDQN). Specifically, considering that RIS typically contains a large number of reflecting elements, we first adopt an alternating optimization (AO) method to optimize the RIS phase shifts to reduce the dimension of the action space. Then, we propose the improved parameterized deep Q-network (IPDQN) method to deal with the hybrid action space. Simulation results indicate that AO-IPDQN approach achieves excellent performance relative to multiple comparison methods across various simulation scenarios.
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spellingShingle RIS-assisted Data Collection and Wireless Power Transfer in Low-altitude Wireless Networks
Xie, Wenwen
Sun, Geng
Li, Jiahui
Wang, Jiacheng
Liu, Yinqiu
Niyato, Dusit
Kim, Dong In
Mao, Shiwen
Networking and Internet Architecture
Low-altitude wireless networks (LAWNs) have become effective solutions for collecting data from low-power Internet-of-Things devices (IoTDs) in remote areas with limited communication infrastructure. However, some outdoor IoTDs deployed in such areas face both energy constraints and low-channel quality challenges, making it challenging to ensure timely data collection from these IoTDs in LAWNs. In this work, we investigate a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled data collection and wireless power transfer system in LAWN. Specifically, IoTDs first harvest energy from a low-altitude UAV, and then upload their data to the UAV by applying the time division multiple access (TDMA) protocol, supported by an RIS to improve the channel quality. To maintain satisfactory data freshness of the IoTDs and save energy for an energy-constrained UAV, we aim to minimize the age of information (AoI) and energy consumption of the UAV by jointly optimizing the RIS phase shits, UAV trajectory, charging time allocation, and binary IoTD scheduling. We propose a deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based approach, namely the alternating optimization-improved parameterized deep Q-network (AO-IPDQN). Specifically, considering that RIS typically contains a large number of reflecting elements, we first adopt an alternating optimization (AO) method to optimize the RIS phase shifts to reduce the dimension of the action space. Then, we propose the improved parameterized deep Q-network (IPDQN) method to deal with the hybrid action space. Simulation results indicate that AO-IPDQN approach achieves excellent performance relative to multiple comparison methods across various simulation scenarios.
title RIS-assisted Data Collection and Wireless Power Transfer in Low-altitude Wireless Networks
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19651