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The analysis of outage performance in a Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) based network is conducted for a hybrid model that combines an IRS with a decode-forward relay. The use of an IRS-assisted relay network is particularly significant in environments with deep fading. The outage performance of each user in different ordered NOMA configurations has been evaluated, taking into account different numbers of IRS elements. The optimal number of users that can be accommodated by a source using NOMA for a specific threshold has been identified. The required number of active reflecting elements has been estimated to achieve a target SINR for a given order of NOMA. Additionally, a closed-form expression and its asymptotic expressions have also been derived for the outage probability of all users. The analytical results have been validated via Monte Carlo simulations.
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Gupta, N., Bepari, D., Yadav, K. et al. Outage Analysis of an IRS-assisted Relaying NOMA Network. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Electr Eng 48, 93–102 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40998-023-00674-x
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