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Enhancing User Fairness in Two-Layer RSMA: A Movable Antenna Approach

Information Theory 2026-03-10 v1 math.IT

Abstract

Enhancing user fairness in advanced multi-user systems like two-layer rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) is a critical yet challenging task. This letter proposes a novel movable antenna (MA) approach to address this challenge. We formulate a max-min fairness problem, maximizing the minimum user rate, a key metric for fairness, through the joint optimization of the beamforming matrices, user clustering, common rate allocation, and the antenna position vector (APV). To solve this non-convex problem, we develop an efficient two-loop iterative algorithm. The outer-loop leverages the dynamic neighborhood pruning particle swarm optimization method to find a high-quality APV, while the inner-loop optimizes the remaining variables for a given APV. Simulation results validate our approach, demonstrating that the proposed scheme yields significant fairness gains over various benchmark schemes.

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@article{arxiv.2603.07127,
  title  = {Enhancing User Fairness in Two-Layer RSMA: A Movable Antenna Approach},
  author = {Ji Luo and Yaxuan Chen and Guangchi Zhang and Miao Cui and Hao Fu and Changsheng You},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.07127},
  year   = {2026}
}
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