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In this paper, we investigate an unsourced random access scheme for massive machine-type communications (mMTC) in the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks with sporadic data traffic. Firstly, we establish a general framework for massive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-03-01 Feiyan Tian , Xiaoming Chen , Lei Liu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

Multiple access techniques are vital for 5G and beyond. While Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) is standard, its high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduces energy efficiency in uplink transmissions. This paper…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-13 Gokce Hacioglu , Serkan Vela

This paper proposes a novel modulation technique called globally filtered orthogonal time frequency space (GF-OTFS) which integrates single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA)-based delay-Doppler representation with…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-24 Jialiang Zhu , Mohsen Bayat , Arman Farhang

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) is a 2-dimensional (2D) modulation technique designed in the delay-Doppler domain. A key premise behind OTFS is the transformation of a time varying multipath channel into an almost non-fading 2D…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-04-02 G. D. Surabhi , Rose Mary Augustine , A. Chockalingam

Recently proposed orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation has been considered as a promising candidate for accommodating various emerging communication and sensing applications in high-mobility environments. In this paper, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-01-12 Shuangyang Li , Weijie Yuan , Zhiqiang Wei , Jinhong Yuan

This letter is the first part of a three-part tutorial on orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation, which is a promising candidate waveform for future wireless networks. This letter introduces and compares two popular…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-13 Zhiqiang Wei , Shuangyang Li , Weijie Yuan , Robert Schober , Giuseppe Caire

Direct satellite uplink is severely constrained by limited link budgets, which hinder the exploitation of wideband resources, and ultimately limit the throughout. This paper presents a pilot-less coded modulation scheme based on sparse…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Alberto G. Perotti , Branislav M. Popovic , Renaud-Alexandre Pitaval

Over-the-air computation (AirComp), as a data aggregation method that can improve network efficiency by exploiting the superposition characteristics of wireless channels, has received much attention recently. Meanwhile, the orthogonal time…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-27 Dongkai Zhou , Jing Guo , Siqiang Wang , Zhong Zheng , Zesong Fei , Weijie Yuan , Xinyi Wang

Orthogonal signaling or Nyquist signaling limits the number of information symbols transmitted in bandwidth $B$ and time $T$ to be $BT$, the time-bandwidth product. Transmitting more than $BT$ symbols leads to loss of orthogonality. The…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-27 Sandesh Rao Mattu , Nishant Mehrotra , Robert Calderbank

Data aggregation is a promising approach to enable massive machine-type communication (mMTC). This paper focuses on the aggregation phase where a massive number of machine-type devices (MTDs) transmit to aggregators. By using non-orthogonal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-04-25 Onel L. Alcaraz López , Hirley Alves , Pedro Nardelli , Matti Latva-aho

In this letter, following a cross-layer design concept, we propose a novel subcarrier grouping technique for Orthogonal Frequency and Code Division Multiplexing (OFCDM) multiuser systems. We adopt a two dimensional (2D) spreading, so as to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-02-20 Nikolaos I. Miridakis , Dimitrios D. Vergados , Emmanouil Papadakis

Reflecting Surfaces (RSs) are being lately envisioned as an energy efficient solution capable of enhancing the signal coverage in cases where obstacles block the direct communication from Base Stations (BSs), especially at high frequency…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-04 Kun Chen-Hu , George C. Alexandropoulos , Ana García Armada

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation has the potential to enable robust communications in highly-mobile scenarios. Estimating the channels for OTFS systems, however, is associated with high pilot signaling overhead that scales…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-26 Shuaifeng Jiang , Ahmed Alkhateeb

This paper considers an uplink massive machine-type communication (mMTC) scenario, where a large number of user devices are connected to a base station (BS). A novel grant-free massive random access (MRA) strategy is proposed, considering…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Jia-Cheng Jiang , Hui-Ming Wang

Current wireless infrastructure is optimized to support downlink applications. This paper anticipates the emergence of applications where engineering focus shifts from downlink to uplink. The current paradigm of scheduling users on reserved…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-14 Sandesh Rao Mattu , Beyza Dabak , Venkatesh Khammammetti , Robert Calderbank

Massive machine-type communications (mMTC) is one of the main three focus areas in the 5th generation (5G) of mobile standards to enable connectivity of a massive number of internet of things (IoT) devices with little or no human…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-16 Muhammad Basit Shahab , Rana Abbas , Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam , Sarah J. Johnson

In this paper, we study resource allocation for downlink orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems with the objective to enable ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC). To meet the stringent delay requirements…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-18 Walid R. Ghanem , Vahid Jamali , Yan Sun , Robert Schober

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

The recently proposed orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation, which is a typical Delay-Doppler (DD) communication scheme, has attracted significant attention thanks to its appealing performance over doubly-selective channels. In…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-22 Shuangyang Li , Peter Jung , Weijie Yuan , Zhiqiang Wei , Jinhong Yuan , Baoming Bai , Giuseppe Caire

This paper proposes a novel joint non-binary network-channel code for the Time-Division Decode-and-Forward Multiple Access Relay Channel (TD-DF-MARC), where the relay linearly combines -- over a non-binary finite field -- the coded…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Mikel Hernaez , Pedro M. Crespo , Javier Del Ser