A Novel Approach to Efficient Resource Allocation in NOMA Heterogeneous Networks: Multi-Criteria Green Resource Management

ABSTRACT

Nowadays, Green Communications has been introduced as an appealing approach to achieve the maximum degree of energy efficiency in new generation heterogeneous networks. To achieve the effective resource management, this paper suggests a novel approach to joint optimal power allocation and user association techniques in which cells are powered via a common grid network and alternative energy resources. This research focuses on resource assignment in energy-cooperated heterogeneous systems with non-orthogonal multiple access so that the quality of experience indexes are assumed to be bounded during multicell multicast sessions. The solution to the introduced problem has been developed to a mixed-integer programming framework in which the goal function is solved based on a Lagrangian convex optimization method by considering user association constraints. The effectiveness of the suggested approach has been confirmed by the numerical results and we compared the complexity of the proposed model to those of the conventional schemes. Also, the results reveal that non-orthogonal multiple access can provide greater energy efficiency than orthogonal multiple access in heterogeneous wireless networks.