The invention discloses a non-orthogonal multiple access
system communication method based on index modulation and
constant envelope modulation. According to the method, the number of activated subcarriers is selected at a sending end according to the bit number of data needing to be transmitted by users, index modulation is carried out on the subcarriers of all the users, and OFDM signals are embedded into phases of
constant envelope signals through
phase modulation after signals of all the users are superposed; and at a receiving end, firstly eliminating the
cyclic prefix of the received
signal, then carrying out channel
estimation and
equalization processing through
pilot frequency, then deducing
channel frequency response corresponding to each symbol by adopting a cubic spline interpolation method, and finally demodulating the user
signal. According to the method, the robustness of the non-orthogonal multiple access
system can be enhanced, and the low
bit error rate can still be kept when the
power difference between the users is not significant. The peak-to-average
power ratio of the non-orthogonal multiple access
system is greatly reduced, and the
power consumption cost is reduced. And the anti-interference capability of the communication system on the frequency selective
fading under the Rayleigh channel is obviously enhanced.