?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F891%2F&rft.title=Enhancing+Urban+Wireless+Networks+with+Modular+Reflecting+EM+Skins&rft.creator=ROCCA%2C+Paolo&rft.creator=DA+R%C3%B9%2C+Pietro&rft.creator=ANSELMI%2C+Nicola&rft.creator=SALUCCI%2C+Marco&rft.creator=OLIVERI%2C+Giacomo&rft.creator=MASSA%2C+Andrea&rft.subject=A+WC+Next+Generation+Wireless+Communications&rft.description=This+paper+focuses+on+designing+modular%2C+passive%2C+and+static+artificial+metasurfaces+to+serve+as+electromagnetic+skins+(EMSs)+on+buildings%2C+aimed+at+enhancing+coverage+in+urban+millimeter-wave+communication+scenarios.+A+specialized+design+strategy+is+introduced+to+find+optimal+trade-off+solutions+that+ensure+sufficient+coverage+in+areas+with+weak+base+station+signals.+The+optimal+EMS+layout+is+achieved+through+a+binary+multi-objective+optimization+method.+Representative+numerical+results+are+provided+and+discussed+to+showcase+the+features+and+potential+of+the+EMS+solution+in+a+smart+electromagnetic+environment+(SEME)+and+to+demonstrate+the+effectiveness+of+the+proposed+design+approach.&rft.publisher=ELEDIA+Research+Center+-+University+of+Trento&rft.date=2024&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F891%2F1%2FEnhancing_Urban_Wireless_Networks_with_Modular_Reflecting_EMSkins.pdf&rft.identifier=++ROCCA%2C+Paolo+and+DA+R%C3%B9%2C+Pietro+and+ANSELMI%2C+Nicola+and+SALUCCI%2C+Marco+and+OLIVERI%2C+Giacomo+and+MASSA%2C+Andrea++(2024)+Enhancing+Urban+Wireless+Networks+with+Modular+Reflecting+EM+Skins.++Technical+Report.+ELEDIA+Research+Center+-+University+of+Trento.+++++