Sparse Code Multiple Access Decoding Based on a Monte Carlo Markov Chain Method

Nonorthogonal multiple access technology has been proposed for use in 5G communications systems. In particular, the sparse code multiple access (SCMA) scheme is believed to be one of the most promising techniques among the various nonorthogonal approaches that have been investigated. In this letter, we focus on reducing the complexity of SCMA decoding and we propose a Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) based SCMA decoder. Benefiting from the...