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As 6G communications advance, the demand for new services and capabilities, as defined by the international telecommunication union (ITU), is increasing. A crucial aspect of 6G advancement lies in the development of signal waveforms that…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-09 Tongyang Xu , Shuangyang Li , Zhongxiang Wei , Gan Zheng , Izzat Darwazeh

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has been recently recognized as inadequate to meet the increased requirements of the next generation of communication systems. A number of alternative modulation solutions, based on the use…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-14 Konstantinos Maliatsos , Eleftherios Kofidis , Athanasios Kanatas

Fluid antenna system (FAS) is an emerging technology that uses the new form of shape- and position-reconfigurable antennas to empower the physical layer for wireless communications. Prior studies on FAS were however limited to narrowband…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-30 Hanjiang Hong , Kai-Kit Wong , Haoyang Li , Hao Xu , Han Xiao , Hyundong Shin , Kin-Fai Tong , Yangyang Zhang

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is an emerging research field of wireless communication. It is one of the most proficient multi-carrier transmission techniques widely used today as broadband wired & wireless applications…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-04-09 Md. Munjure Mowla , S. M. Mahmud Hasan

Spectrally and energy efficient orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (SEE-OFDM) is an optical OFDM technique based on combining multiple asymmetrically clipped optical OFDM (ACO-OFDM) signals into one OFDM signal. By summing different…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-10-29 Emily Lam , Sarah Kate Wilson , Hany Elgala , Thomas D. C. Little

In this paper, we analyze the frequency-hopping orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) system known as Multiband OFDM for high-rate wireless personal area networks (WPANs) based on ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission. Besides…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 C. Snow , L. Lampe , R. Schober

Filter-Bank Multi-Carrier with Offset Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (FBMC/OQAM) is considered by recent research projects as one of the key enablers for the future 5G air interface. It exhibits better spectral shape and improves mobility…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-10-26 Jeremy Nadal , Charbel Abdel Nour , Amer Baghdadi

Unipolar communications systems can transmit information using only real and positive signals. This includes a variety of physical channels ranging from optical (fiber or free-space), to RF wireless using amplitude modulation with…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-12-14 Nirmal Fernando , Yi Hong , Emanuele Viterbo

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is a novel modulation technique based on chirp signals that has been recently proposed as an effective solution for highly reliable communications in high-mobility scenarios. In this paper, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-18 Yiwei Tao , Miaowen Wen , Yao Ge , Jun Li , Ertugrul Basar , Naofal Al-Dhahir

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been defined as one goal for 6G mobile communication systems. In this context, this article introduces a bistatic ISAC system based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM). While…

In this paper, a new fast and low complexity transform is introduced for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) wireless systems. The new transform combines the effects of fast complex-Walsh-Hadamard transform (CHT) and the fast…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-30 Said Boussakta , Mounir T. Hamood , Mohammed Sh. Ahmed

In this work, a novel receiver architecture for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications in 6G high-mobility scenarios is developed. In particular, a delay-Doppler superimposed pilot (SP) scheme is used for channel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-19 Mauro Marchese , Pietro Savazzi

This paper proposes a generalized model and methods for fast-convolution (FC)-based waveform generation and processing with specific applications to fifth generation new radio (5G-NR). Following the progress of 5G-NR standardization in 3rd…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-18 Juha Yli-Kaakinen , Toni Levanen , Arto Palin , Markku Renfors , Mikko Valkama

This paper investigates the application of fast-convolution (FC) filtering schemes for flexible and effective waveform generation and processing in the fifth generation (5G) systems. FC-based filtering is presented as a generic multimode…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-12 Juha Yli-Kaakinen , Toni Levanen , Sami Valkonen , Kari Pajukoski , Juho Pirskanen , Markku Renfors , Mikko Valkama

The use of low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) can significantly reduce power consumption and hardware cost. However, their resulting severe nonlinear distortion makes reliable data transmission challenging. For orthogonal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-31 Hanqing Wang , Wan-Ting Shih , Chao-Kai Wen , Shi Jin

With the worldwide third-generation mobile communication system gradually implemented, the future development of mobile communications has become a hot topic and evolution of the problem. This paper introduces the fourth generation mobile…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-06-20 Seyed Hossein Ahmadpanah , Abdullah Jafari Chashmi , Majidreza Yadollahi

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) offers significant advantages in spectral and energy efficiencies, positioning it as a cornerstone technology of fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication systems and a promising solution for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Zhenzhou Jin , Li You , Huibin Zhou , Yuanshuo Wang , Xiaofeng Liu , Xinrui Gong , Xiqi Gao , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Xiang-Gen Xia

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM), a promising multicarrier technique utilizing chirp signals, has been envisioned as an effective solution for high-mobility communication scenarios. In this paper, we develop a multiple-mode…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-18 Guangyao Liu , Tianqi Mao , Yanqun Tang , Jingjing Zhao , Zhenyu Xiao

The next generation wireless communication networks are required to support high-mobility scenarios, such as reliable data transmission for high-speed railways. Nevertheless, widely utilized multi-carrier modulation, the orthogonal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-22 Hengyu Zhang , Xuehan Wang , Jingbo Tan , Jintao Wang

The secure affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) waveform design is a main concern in high-mobility networks. In this article, we employ the four key parameters in AFDM to design secure waveforms, and afterward we analyze the role…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-26 Zhang Di , Wang Zeyin , Tang Yanqun , Wu Dongdong , Yuan Muzi