Abstract
In this work, a novel resource allocation scheme is proposed to find the optimal time-switching and power-splitting factors in a SWIPT assisted non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) relay network with combined time switching and power splitting protocol. The system model consists of a source node broadcasting a multiplexed NOMA signal to the far and near user via an amplify-and-forward energy harvesting relay node in a Rayleigh-flat-fading channel environment. Here, effective SNR maximization at both the near and far users is formulated as an optimization problem under total transmit power constraint and to deal with this both the Lagrangian multiplier approach and differential-evolution algorithm have been exploited. Furthermore, performance study is presented about the comparison of proposed scheme with the fixed allocation scheme in terms of outage probability under the impact of distinct target rates, relay locations, and channel conditions. Finally, the simulation results signify the performance improvement in the system with the optimal values obtained from the proposed scheme over the fixed time and power splitting factors.
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Abbreviations
- NOMA:
-
Non-orthogonal multiple access
- SWIPT:
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Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer
- AF:
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Amplify-and-forward
- CTSPS:
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Combined time switching and power splitting
- DF:
-
Decode-and-forward
- SIC:
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Successive interference cancellation
- EH:
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Energy harvesting
- DE:
-
Differential-evolution
- RF:
-
Radio frequency
- SNR:
-
Signal-to-noise ratio
- AWGN:
-
Additive-white-Gaussian-noise
- PS:
-
Power-splitting
- TS:
-
Time-switching
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Appendix
Appendix
Derivation to acquire the optimal power allocation coefficients \(a_{1} , \, a_{2}\) of NOMA users using Lagrange method.
Solution to get the power allocation fractions \(a_{1} , \, a_{2}\) with regard to D1 can be derived as follows:
The Lagrange function (J) can be formulated as
where
By substituting \(\gamma_{{sr_{1} }}\) and \(\gamma {}_{rd1}\) in “(27)”, the effective SNR obtained as
where ‘λ’ is the Lagrangian multiplier.
By solving \(\frac{dJ}{{da_{1} }} = 0 \, and \, \frac{dJ}{{da_{2} }} = 0\)
Finally, the power allocation factor for D1 can be expressed as
where \(Z_{1} = \frac{{2.N_{0} }}{{P_{s} |h_{sr} |^{2} }} + \frac{{N_{0}^{2} }}{{P_{s} P_{r} |h_{sr} |^{2} |h_{rd} |^{2} }} + \frac{{N_{0} }}{{P_{r} |h_{rd} |^{2} }}\); \(z_{2} = \frac{{2.N_{0} }}{{P_{s} |h_{sr} |^{2} }} + \frac{{N_{0} }}{{P_{r} |h_{rd} |^{2} }} + \frac{{N_{0}^{2} }}{{P_{s} P_{r} |h_{sr} |^{2} |h_{rd} |^{2} }}\).
Similarly, by solving \(\frac{\partial J}{{\partial a_{1} }} = 0\)
Finally, the power allocation factor for near user (D2) is given by
Optimal values of \(a_{1} , \, a_{2}\) can be formulated as
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Nayak, V.N., Gurrala, K.K. A Novel Resource Allocation for SWIPT-NOMA Enabled AF Relay Based Cooperative Network. Wireless Pers Commun 118, 2699–2716 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-021-08150-7
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