A hybrid TIM-NOMA scheme for the Broadcast Channel

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Abstract

Future mobile communication networks will require enhanced network efficiency and reduced system overhead. Research on Blind Interference Alignment and Topological Interference Management (TIM) has shown that optimal Degrees of Freedom can be achieved, in the absence of Channel State Information at the transmitters. Moreover, the recently emerged Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) scheme suggests a different multiple access approach, compared to the orthogonal methods employed in 4G, resulting in high capacity gains. Our contribution is a hybrid TIM-NOMA scheme in K-user cells, where users are divided into T groups. By superimposing users in the power domain, we introduce a two-stage decoding process, managing “inter-group” interference based on the TIM principles, and “intra-group” interference based on Successful Interference Cancellation, as proposed by NOMA. We show that the hybrid scheme can improve the sum rate by at least 100% compared to Time Division Multiple Access, for high SNR values.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere4
Number of pages11
JournalEAI Endorsed Transactions on Wireless Spectrum
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Topological Interference Management
  • Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

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  • EPSRC CDT Comms EP/I028153/1

    Bull, D. R. (Principal Investigator) & Beach, M. A. (Principal Investigator)

    1/04/11 → …

    Project: Research

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