Enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi-user environments through IOS-aided hybrid NOMA under imperfect SIC

Abstract This study investigates the potential of integrating passive intelligent omni surface (IOS) technology to enhance wireless communication within a hybrid non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system. Through a comprehensive analysis, three user pairing schemes - near-near, far-far (NN-FF) pa...

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Main Authors: Helen Sheeba John Kennedy, Vinoth Babu Kumaravelu
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Published: SpringerOpen 2025-06-01
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description Abstract This study investigates the potential of integrating passive intelligent omni surface (IOS) technology to enhance wireless communication within a hybrid non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system. Through a comprehensive analysis, three user pairing schemes - near-near, far-far (NN-FF) pairing, odd-even (O-E) pairing, and near-far (N-F) pairing - are meticulously investigated. Analytical expressions for outage probability are derived for each of the three pairing schemes. The proposed IOS-assisted hybrid NOMA with N-F pairing demonstrates a significant signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) improvement, achieving gains of $$\sim$$ ∼ 48 dB to $$\sim$$ ∼ 52 dB compared to reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted hybrid NOMA and conventional hybrid NOMA systems. The N-F pairing strategy excels with the IOS-assisted hybrid NOMA, delivering superior performance over other pairing strategies. However, it results in a complex system, whereas NN-FF pairing exhibits a low-complexity system. Furthermore, the power allocation factors are optimized to maximize the sum capacity across all users. This work also explores the impact of imperfect successive interference cancellation (iSIC) on system performance. The proposed IOS-assisted hybrid NOMA system with N-F pairing demonstrates significant improvements in sum capacity. The N-F pairing achieves a minimum of $$\sim$$ ∼ 4% increase in sum capacity over other pairing strategies, even with a 1% SIC error rate. The proposed schemes with optimal power fractions improve sum capacity (bps/Hz) from $$\sim$$ ∼ 8.64 to $$\sim$$ ∼ 10.46 compared to conventional systems. The proposed system demonstrates significant improvements in sum capacity and outage probability performance, providing essential insights for the advancement of next-generation networks.
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spelling doaj-art-44594285ae504ff29db951f647c46f1e2025-08-20T03:16:39ZengSpringerOpenEURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking1687-14992025-06-012025113310.1186/s13638-025-02458-9Enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi-user environments through IOS-aided hybrid NOMA under imperfect SICHelen Sheeba John Kennedy0Vinoth Babu Kumaravelu1Department of Communication Engineering, School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Communication Engineering, School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of TechnologyAbstract This study investigates the potential of integrating passive intelligent omni surface (IOS) technology to enhance wireless communication within a hybrid non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system. Through a comprehensive analysis, three user pairing schemes - near-near, far-far (NN-FF) pairing, odd-even (O-E) pairing, and near-far (N-F) pairing - are meticulously investigated. Analytical expressions for outage probability are derived for each of the three pairing schemes. The proposed IOS-assisted hybrid NOMA with N-F pairing demonstrates a significant signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) improvement, achieving gains of $$\sim$$ ∼ 48 dB to $$\sim$$ ∼ 52 dB compared to reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted hybrid NOMA and conventional hybrid NOMA systems. The N-F pairing strategy excels with the IOS-assisted hybrid NOMA, delivering superior performance over other pairing strategies. However, it results in a complex system, whereas NN-FF pairing exhibits a low-complexity system. Furthermore, the power allocation factors are optimized to maximize the sum capacity across all users. This work also explores the impact of imperfect successive interference cancellation (iSIC) on system performance. The proposed IOS-assisted hybrid NOMA system with N-F pairing demonstrates significant improvements in sum capacity. The N-F pairing achieves a minimum of $$\sim$$ ∼ 4% increase in sum capacity over other pairing strategies, even with a 1% SIC error rate. The proposed schemes with optimal power fractions improve sum capacity (bps/Hz) from $$\sim$$ ∼ 8.64 to $$\sim$$ ∼ 10.46 compared to conventional systems. The proposed system demonstrates significant improvements in sum capacity and outage probability performance, providing essential insights for the advancement of next-generation networks.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-025-02458-9Hybrid non-orthogonal multiple access (Hybrid NOMA)Imperfect successive interference cancellation (iSIC)Intelligent omni surface (IOS)Outage probabilityPairing schemesPower allocation
spellingShingle Helen Sheeba John Kennedy
Vinoth Babu Kumaravelu
Enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi-user environments through IOS-aided hybrid NOMA under imperfect SIC
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Hybrid non-orthogonal multiple access (Hybrid NOMA)
Imperfect successive interference cancellation (iSIC)
Intelligent omni surface (IOS)
Outage probability
Pairing schemes
Power allocation
title Enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi-user environments through IOS-aided hybrid NOMA under imperfect SIC
title_full Enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi-user environments through IOS-aided hybrid NOMA under imperfect SIC
title_fullStr Enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi-user environments through IOS-aided hybrid NOMA under imperfect SIC
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi-user environments through IOS-aided hybrid NOMA under imperfect SIC
title_short Enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi-user environments through IOS-aided hybrid NOMA under imperfect SIC
title_sort enhancing outage performance and sum capacity in multi user environments through ios aided hybrid noma under imperfect sic
topic Hybrid non-orthogonal multiple access (Hybrid NOMA)
Imperfect successive interference cancellation (iSIC)
Intelligent omni surface (IOS)
Outage probability
Pairing schemes
Power allocation
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-025-02458-9
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