Patent ID: 11943610
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 25:
26. A base station for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
transmit, to a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), an indication of a first security key associated with the RIS, wherein the first security key is to be added, using a modulation signature, to signals reflected by the RIS;
transmit a first signal that is associated with a downlink control channel, wherein the first signal includes a second security key, and wherein the first signal is to be reflected by the RIS; and
transmit a second signal that is associated with a downlink shared channel, wherein the second signal includes a third security key, and wherein the first security key, the second security key, and the third security key enable a user equipment (UE) to authenticate the second signal.