Resource allocation for mixed numerology NOMA

McWade, S., Flanagan, M. F., Mao, J., Zhang, L. and Farhang, A. (2021) Resource allocation for mixed numerology NOMA. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 10(10), pp. 2240-2244. (doi: 10.1109/LWC.2021.3097821)

Abstract

6G wireless networks will require the flexibility to accommodate an extremely diverse set of service types. Accommodating different quality of service (QoS) requirements for these service types necessitates the use of mixed numerologies, where services using different subcarrier spacings or symbol durations coexist in the same frequency band. Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) techniques can potentially be used to accommodate users with different numerologies while also gaining the performance benefits associated with NOMA. To achieve the full performance benefits of a mixed numerology NOMA (MN-NOMA) system, resource allocation is paramount. However, the coexistence of mixed numerologies changes the nature of the interference that each user experiences. In this letter, we approach the problem of optimizing subcarrier and power allocation for maximizing the spectral efficiency of MN-NOMA. In particular, we propose a two-stage sub-optimal approach to solve this problem. Numerical results show that the proposed approach provides performance gains over existing benchmark schemes of up to 14% and 12% in spectral efficiency and fairness, respectively.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Zhang, Professor Lei
• Authors: McWade, S., Flanagan, M. F., Mao, J., Zhang, L., and Farhang, A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
• Journal Name: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISSN: 2162-2337
• ISSN (Online): 2162-2345
• Published Online: 16 July 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 IEEE
• First Published: First published in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters 10(10): 2240-2244
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
304481		Resource Orchestration for Diverse Radio Systems	Lei Zhang	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/S02476X/1	ENG - Systems Power & Energy