User pairing using laser chaos decision maker for NOMA systems

Abstract

Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access is one of the most important technologies in 5G and Beyond 5G wireless communications, which improve system performance by power domain multiplexing. In realizing Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access, the pairing of multiple users is necessary where efficient principles are highly demanded in dynamically changing electromagnetic environments. In the meantime, ultrafast methods of solving multi-armed bandit problems have been developed using chaotic laser time series. In this paper, we consider the user pairing problem in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access as a multi-armed bandit problem and propose an ultra-fast user pairing algorithm based on the laser chaos decision maker. We numerically demonstrate that the proposed scheme accomplishes higher throughputs compared with traditional user pairing algorithms, especially in cases with lower user density.