{"title":"A Heterogeneous Network Transmission Architecture Based on NOMA for Next-Generation Converged Communications and Broadcasting Systems","authors":"Xiaowu Ou;Haoyang Li;Yin Xu;Dazhi He;Wenjun Zhang;Yiyan Wu","doi":"10.1109/TBC.2025.3534620","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Inter-Tower Communication Network (ITCN), which supports communication between different base stations via wireless links, has excellent potential for simultaneous transmission of broadcast data and personalized data using Layered Division Multiplexing (LDM). In this paper, a heterogeneous ITCN architecture using LDM and wireless backhauling is proposed. In uplink transmission, the power-limited user devices transmit data to the secondary transmitters (STs), and the STs relay the data to the master transmitter (MT). In downlink transmission, the MT and multiple STs cooperatively transmit broadcast data using single frequency network (SFN) mode, and the STs relay the personalized data from the MT to users simultaneously. Considering the co-channel interference, this paper proposes a joint subchannel assignment and power allocation scheme for both uplink and downlink transmission. A mixed integer optimization problem is formulated, and an alternating optimization algorithm (AO) based on game theory and convex optimization is proposed. Simulation results are conducted with different system configurations to demonstrate the convergence and effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.","PeriodicalId":13159,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting","volume":"71 2","pages":"372-383"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10887402/","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Inter-Tower Communication Network (ITCN), which supports communication between different base stations via wireless links, has excellent potential for simultaneous transmission of broadcast data and personalized data using Layered Division Multiplexing (LDM). In this paper, a heterogeneous ITCN architecture using LDM and wireless backhauling is proposed. In uplink transmission, the power-limited user devices transmit data to the secondary transmitters (STs), and the STs relay the data to the master transmitter (MT). In downlink transmission, the MT and multiple STs cooperatively transmit broadcast data using single frequency network (SFN) mode, and the STs relay the personalized data from the MT to users simultaneously. Considering the co-channel interference, this paper proposes a joint subchannel assignment and power allocation scheme for both uplink and downlink transmission. A mixed integer optimization problem is formulated, and an alternating optimization algorithm (AO) based on game theory and convex optimization is proposed. Simulation results are conducted with different system configurations to demonstrate the convergence and effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.
期刊介绍:
The Society’s Field of Interest is “Devices, equipment, techniques and systems related to broadcast technology, including the production, distribution, transmission, and propagation aspects.” In addition to this formal FOI statement, which is used to provide guidance to the Publications Committee in the selection of content, the AdCom has further resolved that “broadcast systems includes all aspects of transmission, propagation, and reception.”