Table 5 Outage floor comparison of UL-NOMA users \(\text {UD}_1\) and \(\text {UD}_2\) for a fixed \(P_t\) (dBm) under varying values of m, \(\lambda\), and \(\varepsilon\).

From: Spectral efficiency enhancement in multiuser NOMA over Nakagami-m fading channels through power allocation and pairing strategies under hardware and SIC imperfections

m

\(\lambda\)

Outage floor at \(\text {UD}_1\) for \(P_t=18\) dBm (\(\varepsilon = 0\))

Outage floor at \(\text {UD}_2\) for \(P_t=22\) dBm (\(\varepsilon = 0\))

Outage floor at \(\text {UD}_2\) for \(P_t=22\) dBm (\(\varepsilon = 0.1\))

1

0

\(2\times 10^{-2}\)

\(2.06\times 10^{-2}\)

–

0.08

\(2.06\times 10^{-2}\)

–

\(9.9\times 10^{-1}\)

0.1

\(2.13\times 10^{-2}\)

–

\(9.92\times 10^{-1}\)

2

0

\(1.23\times 10^{-3}\)

\(1.23\times 10^{-3}\)

–

0.08

\(1.26\times 10^{-3}\)

–

\(9.62\times 10^{-1}\)

0.1

\(1.35\times 10^{-3}\)

–

\(9.64\times 10^{-1}\)

3

0

\(8.11\times 10^{-5}\)

\(8.28\times 10^{-5}\)

–

0.08

\(8.59\times 10^{-5}\)

–

\(9.23\times 10^{-1}\)

0.1

\(9.37\times 10^{-5}\)

–

\(9.28\times 10^{-1}\)

5

0

\(4\times 10^{-7}\)

\(4.17\times 10^{-7}\)

–

0.08

\(4.43\times 10^{-7}\)

–

\(8.49\times 10^{-1}\)

0.1

\(5.17\times 10^{-7}\)

–

\(8.55\times 10^{-1}\)

8

0

\(2.32\times 10^{-9}\)

\(2.29\times 10^{-9}\)

–