SCROOGE: A Physics-Aware Framework for Efficient Orchestration of RIS-Assisted Networks

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Autori principali: Papadopoulos, Alexandros I., Kopsinos, Sotiris, Tyrovolas, Dimitrios, Lalas, Antonios, Votis, Konstantinos, Karagiannidis, George K., Liaskos, Christos
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author Papadopoulos, Alexandros I.
Kopsinos, Sotiris
Tyrovolas, Dimitrios
Lalas, Antonios
Votis, Konstantinos
Karagiannidis, George K.
Liaskos, Christos
author_facet Papadopoulos, Alexandros I.
Kopsinos, Sotiris
Tyrovolas, Dimitrios
Lalas, Antonios
Votis, Konstantinos
Karagiannidis, George K.
Liaskos, Christos
contents Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are emerging as a key enabler of Programmable Wireless Environments for 6G, but their practical integration into operational networks still lacks orchestration mechanisms that can jointly support resource allocation, energy efficiency, and admission control with low online complexity. This paper presents SCROOGE, a physics-aware orchestration framework for multi-user RIS-assisted networks that operates on information generated offline during RIS codebook compilation, namely optimal codebook entries and per-element influence scores. Rather than relying on online optimization or idealized fading-based abstractions, SCROOGE exploits physics-derived descriptors to support low-latency operating-phase decisions that remain compatible with network-level control requirements. Specifically, SCROOGE introduces: i) an influence-aware, tier-consistent resource-allocation mechanism that combines user priority and element importance in the construction of a common RIS configuration; ii) an energy-efficiency mechanism that deactivates globally low-influence elements; and iii) an admission-control mechanism that accepts or rejects candidate users based on tier-aware compatibility with the currently deployed RIS state.
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spellingShingle SCROOGE: A Physics-Aware Framework for Efficient Orchestration of RIS-Assisted Networks
Papadopoulos, Alexandros I.
Kopsinos, Sotiris
Tyrovolas, Dimitrios
Lalas, Antonios
Votis, Konstantinos
Karagiannidis, George K.
Liaskos, Christos
Signal Processing
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are emerging as a key enabler of Programmable Wireless Environments for 6G, but their practical integration into operational networks still lacks orchestration mechanisms that can jointly support resource allocation, energy efficiency, and admission control with low online complexity. This paper presents SCROOGE, a physics-aware orchestration framework for multi-user RIS-assisted networks that operates on information generated offline during RIS codebook compilation, namely optimal codebook entries and per-element influence scores. Rather than relying on online optimization or idealized fading-based abstractions, SCROOGE exploits physics-derived descriptors to support low-latency operating-phase decisions that remain compatible with network-level control requirements. Specifically, SCROOGE introduces: i) an influence-aware, tier-consistent resource-allocation mechanism that combines user priority and element importance in the construction of a common RIS configuration; ii) an energy-efficiency mechanism that deactivates globally low-influence elements; and iii) an admission-control mechanism that accepts or rejects candidate users based on tier-aware compatibility with the currently deployed RIS state.
title SCROOGE: A Physics-Aware Framework for Efficient Orchestration of RIS-Assisted Networks
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.29453