A low delay algorithm for the multiple access channel with Rayleigh fading

A new algorithm is proposed for the multiple access channel with flat Rayleigh fading in a single cell. It is assumed the fading values are known to both the receiver and transmitter. Unlike previous algorithms, this algorithm considers the throughput under constraints of outage and delay. This is done by combining the advantages of TDMA (low delay, small outage) with the advantages of the optimized throughput algorithm. In the proposed algorithm only one user transmits at any moment making successive decoding and/or rate splitting unnecessary. A single parameter controls the similarity of the algorithm to TDMA vs. the similarity to the optimized throughput algorithm. The algorithm's performance is a continuous function of the parameter i.e., if the algorithm is more TDMA like, its performance (throughput, delay, outage) are also similar to TDMA and vice versa.