Blind reconfigurable intelligent surface-aided fixed non-orthogonal multiple access for intelligent vehicular networks

Vinoth Babu Kumaravelu, Poongundran Selvaprabhu, Dong Seog Han, Md Abdul Latif Sarker, Velmurugan Periyakarupan Gurusamy Sivabalan, Thiruvengadam Sundarrajan Jayaraman, Arthi Murugadass, C. Suganthi Evangeline

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Abstract

In intelligent vehicular networks, vehicles should be able to communicate with their surroundings while traveling. This results in more efficient, safer, and comfortable driving experiences, as well as new commercial prospects in a variety of industries. Connected vehicles and autonomous vehicles expect 100% reliable connectivity without any compromise in quality. However, due to challenges such as difficult channel terrains in urban scenarios and dead zones, the reliability of current vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems cannot be guaranteed. The performance of vehicular networks can be considerably enhanced with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS). Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) allows for massive connectivity with the surroundings. In vehicular networks, the RIS-assisted NOMA can ensure regulated channel gains, better coverage, throughput, and energy efficiency. In this work, a blind RIS-assisted fixed NOMA (FNOMA) system is proposed for a downlink V2I scenario. The closed-form analytical outage probability and throughput expressions are derived by considering RIS as an intelligent reflector and as a roadside unit. It is observed that the analytical and Monte Carlo simulation results are closely related. In simulations, it has been discovered that RIS-assisted FNOMA outperforms the traditional NOMA variants in terms of outage and throughput. Even without precise channel knowledge, blind RIS transmission outperforms traditional NOMA variants due to huge array gain. The increase in the number of reflective elements also results in a significant improvement in signal-to-noise ratio gains.

Original languageEnglish
Article number83
JournalEurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Volume2023
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2023

Keywords

  • Fixed non-orthogonal multiple access (FNOMA)
  • Next-generation networks
  • Outage probability
  • Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS)
  • Throughput
  • Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I)

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