Frequency Resource Allocation for IRS-Aided Communication Using Beam Squint Approach

Abstract

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a device that can reflect radio waves in any direction by setting the phase shift of the reflecting elements. It is expected to solve the problems of high-frequency band communications, such as vulnerability to obstacles, and to realize super-multiplex connections in the high-frequency band. Since the reflective elements of IRS can only be time-division controlled and can basically support only one user per time slot, it is highly likely that a large number of resource blocks will be allocated to a single user to perform communications. However, in such a case, the frequency efficiency is reduced due to the effect of beam squint. In this paper, we show the effectiveness of a method to increase frequency efficiency by optimizing the reflection direction through resource allocation and IRS phase control.