Combining Code-Domain and Power-Domain NOMA for Supporting Higher Number of Users

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is one of the key technologies being evaluated for the fifth generation (5G) wireless communications. In this paper, a novel NOMA mechanism combining both the code-domain and power-domain techniques is proposed to potentially support a higher number of users. In particular, considering the code-domain NOMA method of sparse code multiple access (SCMA) as the baseline, new low data rate (LDR) users are added on top of it using power-domain NOMA. The optimization problem involving resource and power allocation in such a system is solved such that the overall achievable sum-rate is maximized. Simulation results indicate that the proposed mechanism not only supports higher number of users, but also demonstrates a higher achievable sum-rate than the original SCMA-based system.

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