Interference cancellation in RIS-assisted FD relay transmission.

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is one of the promising technology for the next-generation wireless networks. The RIS reflects the received signal with phase shift introduced by reflecting elements without analog to digital conversion. In relay transmission scenario, RIS could be exploited to enhance the network coverage and improve transmission performance. In this paper, we consider RIS-assisted full-duplex (FD) relay transmission scenario. In the considered scenario, RIS and FD relay node performs relay transmission. Although the beamformed signal could be generated by phase shift of RIS, the interference from RIS to FD relay node may degrade the throughput performance. The proposed method cancels both of interference from RIS and self-interference at the FD relay node by estimating interference channels in the preparation phase before data transmission.