IRS-Assisted Active Device Detection
Friedemann Laue, Vahid Jamali, Robert Schober

TL;DR
This paper introduces an IRS-assisted active device detection method that optimizes phase shifts to minimize misdetection probability, especially effective over large coverage areas, and analyzes the impact of scatterers.
Contribution
It proposes a novel GLRT detection scheme with an optimization-based IRS phase-shift design for worst-case device detection scenarios.
Findings
Optimization-based design outperforms suboptimal methods.
Performance improves with larger coverage areas.
Scatterers impact the line-of-sight detection performance.
Abstract
This paper studies intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) assisted active device detection. Since the locations of the devices are a priori unknown, optimal IRS beam alignment is not possible and a worst-case design for a given coverage area is developed. To this end, we propose a generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT) detection scheme and an IRS phase-shift design that minimizes the worst-case probability of misdetection. In addition to the proposed optimization-based phase-shift design, we consider two alternative suboptimal designs based on closed-form expressions for the IRS phase shifts. Our performance analysis establishes the superiority of the optimization-based design, especially for large coverage areas. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of scatterers on the proposed line-of-sight based design using simulations.
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