This research article evaluates the sum-throughput of users in a nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) downlink system, particularly focusing on cooperative simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) strategies to improve performance for cell-edge users. The study proposes a two-user NOMA scheme where the cell-center user acts as a relay, leveraging power splitting to enhance throughput for both center and edge users, and finds that the cooperative SWIPT-NOMA system significantly outperforms traditional noncooperative systems. Analytical models and numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in maximizing throughput and ensuring fairness between cell-center and cell-edge users.
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