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The underlying waveform has always been a shaping factor for each generation of the cellular networks, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) for the 4th generation cellular networks (4G). To meet the diversified and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-09-01 Xi Zhang , Ming Jia , Lei Chen , Jianglei Ma , Jing Qiu

The recently proposed multi-chirp waveform, affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM), is regarded as a prospective candidate for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) due to its robust performance in high-mobility scenarios and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-14 Yirui Luo , Yong Liang Guan , Yao Ge , Chau Yuen

This paper studies the affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM)-empowered sparse code multiple access (SCMA) system, referred to as AFDM-SCMA, for supporting massive connectivity in high-mobility environments. First, by placing the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-12 Qu Luo , Pei Xiao , Zilong Liu , Ziwei Wan , Thomos Nikolaos , Zhen Gao , Ziming He

This paper presents a unified and system-agnostic analysis of the ambiguity function (AF) characteristics of four representative multicarrier waveforms, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), orthogonal time frequency space…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-14 Hyeon Seok Rou , Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu

This paper considers an affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM)-based integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) system, where the AFDM waveform is used to simultaneously carry communications information and sense targets. To…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-30 Yuanhan Ni , Zulin Wang , Peng Yuan , Qin Huang

Conventional orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform design in integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems usually selects the channels with high-frequency responses to transmit communication data, which does not…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-27 Qinghui Lu , Zhen Du , Zenghui Zhang

Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) and its static sinusoidal subcarriers have underpinned the 4G and 5G eras, delivering high spectral efficiency and resilience to multipath fading through an efficient multicarrier…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-07 Hyeon Seok Rou , Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu , Emil Björnson , Sunwoo Kim , Marios Kountouris

Two critical approaches have emerged in the literature for the successful realization of 6G wireless networks: the coexistence of multiple waveforms and the adoption of non-orthogonal multiple access. These strategies hold transformative…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Kenza Abela , Shaima Abidrabbu , Ayoub Ammar Boudjelal , Huseyin Arslan

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is a multi-chirp waveform and a promising solution for ultra-reliable communication under doubly dispersive channels. In this paper, we propose two pilot aided channel estimation schemes for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-24 Haoran Yin , Yanqun Tang

We propose a new waveform suitable for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems facing doubly-dispersive (DD) channel conditions, as typically encountered in high mobility scenarios. Dubbed Affine Filter Bank Modulation (AFBM),…

Next-generation wireless networks require enhanced flexibility, efficiency, and reliability in physical layer waveform design to address the challenges posed by heterogeneous channel conditions and stringent quality-of-service demands. To…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-09 Xingyao Zhang , Haoran Yin , Yanqun Tang , Yao Ge , Yong Zeng , Miaowen Wen , Zilong Liu , Yong Liang Guan , Hüseyin Arslan , Giuseppe Caire

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

In this paper, a new waveform called discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing with chirp modulation (DFT-s-OFDM-CM) is proposed for the next generation of wireless communications. The information bits are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-07 Yujie Liu , Yong Liang Guan , David González G. , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Next-generation wireless systems will offer integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) functionalities not only in order to enable new applications, but also as a means to mitigate challenges such as doubly-dispersive channels, which…

As wireless communication applications evolve from traditional multipath environments to high-mobility scenarios like unmanned aerial vehicles, multiplexing techniques have advanced accordingly. Traditional single-carrier frequency-domain…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Lei Liu , Yuhao Chi , Shunqi Huang , Zhaoyang Zhang

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is an emerging multicarrier waveform that offers a potential solution for achieving reliable communications over time-varying channels. This paper proposes two maximum-likelihood (ML) estimators…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Yuankun Tang , Anjie Zhang , Miaowen Wen , Yu Huang , Fei Ji , Jinming Wen

In this letter, we study interleave frequency division multiplexing (IFDM) for multicarrier modulation in static multipath and mobile time-varying channels, which outperforms orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), orthogonal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Yuhao Chi , Lei Liu , Yao Ge , Xuehui Chen , Ying Li , Zhaoyang Zhang

On the heels of orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation, the recently discovered affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is a promising waveform for the sixth-generation wireless network. In this paper, we study the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-29 Haoran Yin , Xizhang Wei , Yanqun Tang , Kai Yang

Deep learning models for channel estimation in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems often suffer from performance degradation under fast-fading channels and low-SNR scenarios. To address these limitations, we introduce…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Berkay Guler , Hamid Jafarkhani

This paper addresses compressed sensing of linear time-varying (LTV) wireless propagation links under the assumption of double sparsity i.e., sparsity in both the delay and Doppler domains, using Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-04 Wissal Benzine , Ali Bemani , Nassar Ksairi , Dirk Slock