NOMA Resource Allocation via RRC Release Signaling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems, particularly 5G, face challenges in efficiently transmitting and receiving signals, especially in non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) scenarios, which affect resource allocation and interference management in uplink control information transmission.

Innovation Solution

The method involves a terminal and base station operation where the terminal receives a radio resource control (RRC) release message to identify transmission resources for data transmission, transmits data and a random access preamble, and receives a random access response, with resource allocation based on configuration information and resource identification, enabling efficient utilization of resources in NOMA.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is implemented to increase system capacity and spectral efficiency, then more users can be served simultaneously, but signal interference between users increases making signal detection and resource allocation more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem capacityVSAvoidsignal processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The base station performs preliminary signal estimation and interference prediction before actual data detection. By anticipating interference patterns from multiple NOMA users and pre-calculating separation parameters, the system reduces the complexity of real-time signal processing while maintaining high user capacity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

An intermediary signal processing layer is introduced that separates and processes signals from different NOMA users through successive interference cancellation (SIC). This intermediary mechanism handles the complexity of interference management, allowing the system to serve more users without proportionally increasing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If random access resources are shared among multiple users to improve resource utilization, then resource efficiency increases, but collision probability during random access procedure increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource utilization efficiencyVSAvoidrandom access success rate
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The random access resources are segmented into multiple orthogonal codes or sequences that are assigned to different users or user groups. This segmentation allows multiple users to access the shared resource simultaneously with reduced collision probability, as each user is allocated a distinct access signature within the shared resource pool

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts random access parameters such as preamble sequence length, code division multiplexing factors, and power control settings based on current network conditions and user density. By changing these parameters adaptively, the system maintains high resource utilization while controlling collision probability through optimized access conditions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11979917B2Method and device for transmitting and receiving non-orthogonal multiple access signals in wireless communication system
Publication Date: 2024.05.07 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method for more efficiently transmitting uplink control information and data in a mobile communication system operating in an unlicensed band or in a mobile communication system requiring a channel sensing operation.