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The orthogonal delay-Doppler (DD) division multiplexing (ODDM) modulation has recently been proposed as a promising solution for ensuring reliable communications in high mobility scenarios. In this work, we investigate the time-frequency…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Akram Shafie , Jinhong Yuan , Nan Yang , Hai Lin

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation was proposed to tackle the destructive Doppler effects in wireless communications, with potential applications to many other areas. In this paper, we investigate its application to radar…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-29 P. Raviteja , Khoa T. Phan , Yi Hong , Emanuele Viterbo

We consider the problem of uplink timing synchronization for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) modulation based systems where information is embedded in the delay-Doppler (DD) domain. For this, we propose a novel Random Access (RA)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-08 Alok Kumar Sinha , Saif Khan Mohammed , P. Raviteja , Yi Hong , Emanuele Viterbo

Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) systems face significant challenges in channel estimation due to high pilot overhead and peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). To address these issues, we propose a two-step channel estimation method for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Omid Abbassi Aghda , Mohammad Javad Omidi , Hamid Saeedi-Sourck

Zak-OTFS is modulation scheme where signals are formed in the delay-Doppler (DD) domain, converted to the time domain (DD) for transmission and reception, then returned to the DD domain for processing. We describe how to use the same…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-30 Nishant Mehrotra , Sandesh Rao Mattu , Saif Khan Mohammed , Ronny Hadani , Robert Calderbank

Future wireless communication systems must simultaneously address multiple challenges to ensure accurate data detection, deliver high Quality of Service (QoS), adding enable a high data transmission with low system design. Additionally,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-03 Amina Darghouthi , Abdelhakim Khlifi , Belgacem Chibani

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation has been proposed recently as a new waveform in the context of doubly-selective multi-path channels. This article proposes a novel pilot design that improves OTFS spectral efficiency (SE)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-20 Davide Bergamasco , Federico Clazzer , Andrea Munari , Paolo Casari

The recent emergence of orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation as a novel PHY-layer mechanism is more suitable in high-mobility wireless communication scenarios than traditional orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-09 Yao Ge , Qinwen Deng , P. C. Ching , Zhi Ding

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation is a two-dimensional modulation scheme designed in the delay-Doppler (DD) domain, exhibiting superior performance over orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Tengfei Qi , Yifei Yang , Xiong Deng , Zhinan Sun , Ziqiang Gao , Xihua Zou , Wei Pan , Lianshan Yan

The recent proposed orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation shows signifcant advantages than conventional orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) for high mobility wireless communications. However, a challenging problem…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-25 Xiangxiang Li , Haiyan Wang , Yao Ge , Xiaohong Shen , Yuanyuan Lei

High-mobility wireless communication systems suffer from severe Doppler spread and multi-path delay, which degrade the reliability and spectral efficiency of conventional modulation schemes. Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Chaorong Zhang , Benjamin K. Ng , Hui Xu , Chan-Tong Lam , Halim Yanikomeroglu

There is a dearth of publications on the subject of spreading-aided Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) solutions, especially for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), even though Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) assisted…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-13 Hugo Hawkins , Chao Xu , Lie-Liang Yang , Lajos Hanzo

The standardization of the sixth-generation (6G) has recently commenced to address the rapidly growing demands for enhanced wireless network services. Nevertheless, existing wireless systems, particularly at the physical layer waveform…

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation is a recently proposed waveform for reliable communication in high-speed vehicular communication scenarios. It has better resilience to inter-carrier interference (ICI) than orthogonal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-29 Vivek Rangamgari , Shashank Tiwari , Suvra Sekhar Das , Subhas Chandra Mondal

Next-generation vehicular networks are expected to provide the capability of robust environmental sensing in addition to reliable communications to meet intelligence requirements. A promising solution is the integrated sensing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-28 Weijie Yuan , Lin Zhou , Saeid K. Dehkordi , Shuangyang Li , Pingzhi Fan , Giuseppe Caire , H. Vincent Poor

Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) is a novel modulation scheme designed in the Doppler-delay domain to fully exploit time and frequency diversity of general time-varying channels. In this paper, we present a novel discrete-time…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-10-24 Ahmad RezazadehReyhani , Arman Farhang , Mingyue Ji , Rong Rong Chen , Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation, a delay-Doppler (DD) domain communication scheme exhibiting strong robustness against the Doppler shifts, has the potentials to be employed in LEO satellite communications. However, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-05 Yu Liu , Ming Chen , Cunhua Pan , Tantao Gong , Jinhong Yuan , Jiangzhou Wang

In this paper, we consider the problem of estimating the delay-Doppler (DD) domain input-output (I/O) relation in Zak-OTFS modulation, which is needed for signal detection. Two approaches, namely, model-dependent and model-free approaches,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-13 Sai Pradeep Muppaneni , Vineetha Yogesh , A. Chockalingam

Across the world, there is growing interest in new waveforms, Zak-OTFS in particular, and over-the-air implementations are starting to appear. The choice between OFDM and Zak-OTFS is not so much a choice between waveforms as it is an…

The orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) signal is considered a promising solution for high-mobility wireless environments. It manages Doppler effects by utilizing delay-Doppler (DD) domain processing. However, the relatively long OTFS…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-01 Borui Du , Yumeng Zhang , Christos Masouros , Bruno Clerckx