Journal of Xidian University ›› 2020, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 37-44.doi: 10.19665/j.issn1001-2400.2020.06.006

• Special Issue: Information Transmission and Access Technologies for B5G/6G • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Gaussian-approximated message passing algorithm for the SM-SCMA system

PAN Zhipeng(),LEI Jing(),WEN Lei,TANG Chaojing   

  1. College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • Received:2020-05-24 Online:2020-12-20 Published:2021-01-06
  • Contact: Jing LEI E-mail:panzhipeng10@nudt.edu.cn;leijing@nudt.edu.cn

Abstract:

The SM-SCMA, an efficient combination of sparse code multiple access (SCMA) and spatial modulation (SM) techniques, is able to support high spectrum efficiency and massive user connections. Due to the high complexity of the traditional multiuser detection algorithm, in this paper, we propose a low complexity detection method, namely, Gaussian approximated message passing algorithm (GA-MPA). According to the central limit theorem, the GA-MPA approximates the sum of signals sent by the multiuser following the Gaussian distribution, and directly uses its mean and variance to calculate the message in the process of message passing, which avoids the exponential computation and effectively reduces the complexity. Theoretical analysis and simulation results show that the GA-MPA has a linear complexity and can achieve a BER performance similar to that of the traditional message passing algorithm at a certain number of receiving antennas.

Key words: spatial modulation, sparse code multiple access, Gaussian approximated, multiuser detection

CLC Number: 

  • TN919.3