CG-SCMA Codebook Design Based on Maximized Euclidian Distance.

Sparse code multiple access (SCMA) is a multidimensional codebook based on a class of non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) technologies enabling the delivery of nonorthogonal resource elements to numerous users in 5G wireless communications without increasing complexity. This paper proposes a computer-generated sparse code multiple access (CG-SCMA) technique, where the minimum Euclidian distance (MED) of a star 16-point quadrature amplitude modulation is maximized by CG-SCMA, thus creating a complex SCMA codebook based on optimizing the difference between the first and other radiuses over rotated constellations. To specify the most suitable values for this constellation, it is divided into four subconstellations using trellis coded modulation (TCM) in an effort to optimize MED. The new codebook has four sub-constellations with MED values of 3.85, 2.26, 2.26, and 3.85, respectively. Application of the message passing algorithm (MPA) ensures low complexity of the decoding process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]