Resource block hopping for nextG smart factory/manufacturing
Bhattarai, Shikhar Roensch, Walter Kwon, Hyuck M. Pokhrel, Dn
Bhattarai, Shikhar
Roensch, Walter
Kwon, Hyuck M.
Pokhrel, Dn
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2025
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Block error rate,NextG,Resource block hopping,SINR,Throughput
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Bhattarai, Shikhar & Roensch, Walter & Kwon, Hyuck & Pokhrel, Dn. (2025). Resource Block Hopping for NextG Smart Factory/Manufacturing. 1-6. 10.1109/MILCOM64451.2025.11309352.
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This paper demonstrates the significant performance gains of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR)-aware resource block (RB) hopping assignment in mitigating channel fading for NextG communication systems. The proposed technique leverages the mandatory SINR reports in 5G New Radio (NR) standards to intelligently allocate a subset of RBs with higher channel quality to higher priority source and vice versa for lower priority source. Using a simulation framework built on the finite blocklength channel coding model, we evaluate block error rate (BLER) and throughput under log-normal and Rayleigh fading channel models. Experiments were also done for 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM). Our results prove that intelligently hopping provides a substantial performance advantage over a static, non-hopping baseline, maintaining low BLER even under low SINR conditions. These findings validate SINR-aware RB hopping as a powerful, low-complexity, and practical method for enhancing the resilience and reliability of NextG networks, specially, NextG smart factory/manufacturing. © 2025 IEEE.
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Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM
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