A short
packet communication method assisted by an intelligent reflecting surface in an
electromagnetic interference environment is characterized in that in a reflective intelligent reflecting surface assisted two-user non-orthogonal multiple access
system, the intelligent reflecting surface assists remote users in communication, and a
wireless access point sends a short data packet to the two users to realize high-reliability and low-
delay communication; an
electromagnetic interference source exists in the
system, and transmitting power of the
electromagnetic interference source and characteristics of transmission channels from the electromagnetic interference source to an intelligent reflecting surface and two users are assumed to be known; the method comprises the following steps: firstly, determining
signal to interference plus
noise ratio statistical characteristics of decoding of two users by utilizing statistical
channel state information; secondly, determining an average
block error rate of the two users under a
fading channel according to a short
packet communication related formula; and finally, under the reliability constraint, determining the optimal power distribution coefficient and the minimum common block length of the
system. According to the invention, high-reliability and low-
delay communication is realized.