Special Topic: Next Generation Multiple Access Technology
This issue of the ZTE TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL delves into the critical advancements in Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA) technologies, essential for the evolution towards 6G mobile communication systems. The journal features a comprehensive collection of articles exploring various facets of NGMA, addressing the increasing demands for massive connectivity, enhanced data rates, reduced latency, and improved reliability.
Key themes covered include the exploration of new multiple access techniques beyond 5G's Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA), such as sparse interleaver division multiple access and Reed-Muller code-based unsourced multiple access. The journal also examines the integration of AI in grant-free multiple access, the application of polar coded multiple access for 6G, and strategies for massive random access in cell-free massive MIMO systems. Furthermore, it discusses the role of NGMA in satellite communication and navigation networks, and its application in optical wireless communication.
The articles highlight the challenges and key progress in the field, providing insights into theoretical frameworks, system designs, and performance evaluations. This collection aims to offer valuable references for researchers and industry professionals involved in shaping the future of mobile communication.
Featured Articles:
- An overview of 6G new multiple access technologies.
- Research on non-orthogonal multiple access technology based on optical wireless communication.
- Polar coded multiple access technology for 6G mobile communication.
- Massive random access in cell-free massive MIMO systems.
- AI-enhanced grant-free multiple access technologies.
- Fundamental limits of massive random access with a common codebook and finite blocklength.
- Massive discrete MU-MIMO: low-complexity information-theoretically optimal detection and multi-user coding.
- Next generation multiple access for satellite communication and navigation networks.
- Connection-free transmission for critical MTC.
- Fast beam training for multiuser on extremely large aperture array.
- Heterogeneous large-scale distributed network design and performance evaluation.
Expert Forum:
An expert discussion on the challenges and key progress in next-generation multiple access technology.
Enterprise View:
An analysis of data center optical module technology and its evolution.
