Transmission control method and information processing apparatus

An information processing apparatus configured to control transmissions from a plurality of transmitting stations connected to a receiving station by non-orthogonal multiple access, each of the plurality of transmitting stations being capable of transmitting a same signal successively to the receiving station by repetition for a predetermined number of times at a predetermined cycle which is common to the plurality of transmitting stations, the information processing apparatus comprising a controller configured to execute:

• calculating an initial value of transmitting power to be assigned to each of the plurality of transmitting stations such that
• a transmitting station with a higher reception quality at the receiving station is assigned a higher initial transmitting power value than a transmitting station with a lower reception quality at the receiving station, and
• a difference in received power between signals received at the receiving stations from different transmitting stations is ensured;
• identifying, among the plurality of transmitting stations, a first transmitting station to which a maximum initial transmitting power value is assigned;
• and
• calculating, based on a reception quality of signals received at the receiving station from the first transmitting station, a repetition count of transmissions from the first transmitting station.