Patent ID: 11882525
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A network node configured for discrete power allocation for a non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, system, the network node comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
determine a set of discrete power allocation values, each power allocation value being assigned to a particular wireless device, WD, in a set of WDs, the determining including subjecting the power allocation values to at least one constraint to reduce a number of power allocation value combinations;
transmit to the WDs in the set, a plurality of superimposed data signals, each data signal intended for a different one of the WDs in the set and having a different power allocation value, each WD in the set receiving all the plurality of superimposed data signals; and
transmit to each WD in the set of WDs a different control signal, the control signal including an indication of the power level allocation values of the set of discrete power allocation values.