NOMA Performance in a 5G NR Single Cell Downlink Scenario

In the last years there has been a rapid growth of devices demanding for user access in the network. This fact is thanks to the Internet of Things world and the invention and wide spread of smartphones which have affordable prices, thus, going to decrease the digital divide. Because of this, the spectrum efficiency is getting more and more important and precious. Therefore, there is a need for a new information technology: the fifth generation technology, 5G New Radio. This thesis is going to introduce the 5G NR and to compare the advantages and drawbacks of Orthogonal Multiple Access (OMA) and Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access systems (NOMA).