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DRL-Based Anti-Jamming Optimization Aided by RIS in Dynamic Electromagnetic Environments

LIN Wei1  WEI Qiang1,2  XIONG Jun1  ZHOU Yi3  JIANG Juehui3  ZHENG Tianhang LIU Hao1,2   

  1. 1. Wuhan Institute of Digital Engineering, Wuhan430205, Hubei, China;

    2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, China; 3. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan430074, Hubei, China

  • Published:2025-10-11

Abstract:

In complex electromagnetic environments, tactical wireless communication links face severe jamming threats, which can easily lead to communication disruption and adversely affect the stability and reliability of mission execution. To enhance the anti-jamming capability of wireless communication systems in dynamic interference scenarios, this paper proposes an adaptive anti-jamming architecture that integrates Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) with Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL). The proposed architecture improves the robustness of the communication link and the intelligence of decision-making from two dimensions: enhancing the strength of useful signals and generating dynamic anti-jamming strategies. In terms of methodology, the system first leverages the beamforming capability of RIS to actively manipulate the wireless propagation environment, thereby improving the channel signal-to-noise ratio, effectively suppressing interference, and accelerating the convergence of learning strategies. Next, frequency selection and power control are modeled as a Markov Decision Process. A greedy action selection strategy incorporating historical value estimation is introduced, forming a reinforcement learning framework based on Double Deep Q-Networks (Double DQN) with prioritized experience replay. The RIS-enhanced signal improves the stability of the learning strategy and significantly shortens the training period. Simulation results demonstrate that under typical jamming scenarios—such as wideband frequency sweeping, random pulse jamming, and intelligent adversarial games—the proposed method achieves an average communication success rate improvement of over 15% compared to approaches that employ either DRL or RIS alone. These results validate the robustness and broad adaptability of the proposed architecture in highly dynamic environments.

Key words: tactical communication, anti-jamming, DRL, RIS