Patent ID: 9712272
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04J,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. User equipment (UE) comprising hardware processing circuitry configured to: receive, from an evolved node B (eNB), a first non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) subframe comprising a first downlink control indicator (DCI) and a second DCI, wherein the first DCI is directed to the UE, the second DCI is directed to a second UE, and wherein the first DCI comprises a first power ratio signal; process a first data set of the first NOMA subframe as first higher power NOMA data in response to the first power ratio signal; receive, from the eNB, a second NOMA subframe comprising a third DCI and a fourth DCI, the third DCI comprising a second power ratio signal; and process a first data set of the second NOMA subframe as second lower power NOMA data in response to the second power ratio signal; wherein the first NOMA subframe is received by the UE as a first NOMA signal comprising the first higher power NOMA data and first lower power NOMA data; wherein the first DCI identifies that the first higher NOMA data is directed to the UE; wherein the first lower power NOMA data comprises a signal directed to the second UE; and where the second DCI is associated with the first lower power NOMA data.