Review Article

Uplink Nonorthogonal Multiple Access Technologies Toward 5G: A Survey

Table 2

Summarization of NOMA schemes toward 5G standardization.

NOMA schemeKey technical pointMain advantage

IDMALow coding rate Low rate FEC code Bit-level InterleavingRandomized the mutual interference
IGMALow rate FEC code or moderate one with repetition Bit-level Interleaving (permutation matrix)Sparse grid Mapping
LSSALow rate FEC code or moderate one with repetition User-specific bit-level interleaving/permutation patternLarge number of signatures
LCRSLow rate FEC code and repetitionBit-level spreadingLarge coding gain

SCMAShort low density spreadingMultidimensional modulationSignal space diversity gain
PDMAIrregular LDSIrregular protection
LDS-SVELDS & User signature vector extension (SVE)Higher diversity

MUSAShort dense spreading (low cross-correlation sequence) Short complex spreading sequenceEasy to generate & Large number
NCMANCC obtained by Grassmannian line packing problemOptimal nonorthogonal sequence
NOCAZadoff-Chu sequenceEasy to generate, low PAPR
SSMAOrthogonal or quasi-orthogonal codesā€‰

GOCALong spreading/scrambling sequence Group-based orthogonal/nonorthogonal sequencesInter-group orthogonality
RDMACyclic shift based time-frequency repetitionEasy implementation
RSMALow cross-correlation Sequence scramblingFit for asynchronized scenario

RSMA(single tone)Single carrier (similar to CDMA), low PAPR modulationExtended coverage and low PAPR for uplink