Abstract
The resolution of near-field beamforming is an important metric to measure how effectively users with different locations can be distinguished. This letter identifies the condition under which the resolution of near-field beamforming is not perfect. This imperfect resolution means that a legacy user's preconfigured near-field beam can be still useful to other users, which motivates the application of non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA). Both the analytical and simulation results are presented to demonstrate that indeed those near-field beams preconfigured for legacy users can be used to serve additional NOMA users effectively, which improves the overall system throughput and connectivity.
| Original language | British English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 456-460 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEEE Wireless Communications Letters |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Feb 2024 |
Keywords
- Near-field communication
- non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA)
- resolution of near-field beamforming