Multi-Layer Transmitting RIS-Aided Receiver for Collaborative Jamming and Anti-Jamming Networks

In this paper, we propose a novel architecture for a multi-layer active-passive cascade transmitting reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided receiver. We aim at enhancing the scalability of antenna dimensions and energy efficiency for user equipment (UE), as well as improving the amplitude freedom of antenna gain. This architecture integrates reflecting RIS for applications in both jamming and anti-jamming scenarios. We formulate a problem to maximize the worst-case spectral efficiency (SE) of the UE, based on imperfect channel state information (CSI) of the malicious device, thereby ensuring the SE of our UE while disrupting the signal reception of the illegal UE. To address the inherently non-convex nature of the formulated problem, we propose an alternating optimization framework, which decomposes the main problem into several subproblems. Specifically, we uniformly discretize the uncertain domains to obtain robust CSI, allowing us to determine an optimal receiver vector. To balance computational complexity and performance, we propose solutions for the subproblems of base station beamforming and coefficients with different patterns of RIS. Furthermore, to effectively disrupt malicious inter-device communication while avoiding detection and localization, we develop a collaborative interference pattern incorporating silent interference and non-interference protocols. Importantly, the pattern carefully balances performance with the overhead of CSI acquisition. Finally, simulation results validate the efficiency of the proposed algorithms, demonstrating that the proposed architecture achieves better jamming and anti-jamming performance.