A Cooperative NOMA User Pairing in UAV-Based Wireless Networks

Abstract: NOMA (non-orthogonal multiple access) will be seen as a promising technology for enhancing spectrum efficiency in future cellular networks. The use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Amplify-and-Forward (AF) relaying as a moving access point or BS, on the other hand, has emerged as a potential solution to wireless networks' high traffic demands. In this paper, we study joint user pair and resource allocation-based distance to optimize fair throughput in a downlink scenario, which concentrates on UAV-aided communication from different wireless-powered nodes. Several transmission methods are proposed, including NOMA as well as UAV cooperative relaying and two representative node-pairing strategies. The simulation results illustrate that the proposed user pairing strategies for cooperative NOMA and UAV-based cellular networks enhance downlink transmission performance and ensure optimum use of power and bandwidth resources.