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In modern communication systems operating with Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM), channel estimation requires minimal complexity with one-tap equalizers. However, this depends on cyclic prefixes, which must be sufficiently…
We study the possibility of removing the cyclic prefix (CP) overhead from orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) in massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. We consider the uplink transmission while our results are…
All practical OFDM systems require a prefix to eliminate inter-symbol interference at the receiver. Cyclic prefix (CP) and zero-padding are well-known prefix construction methods, the former being the most employed technique in practice due…
For DFT-spread-OFDM or OFDM, if the delay spread varies in a wide range and the symbol duration is relatively short, adapting the cyclic prefix (CP) duration rather than using a fixed one may significantly improve the spectral efficiency…
This paper studies the possibility of eliminating the redundant cyclic prefix (CP) of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) in massive multiple-input multiple-output systems. The absence of CP increases the bandwidth efficiency…
Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is one of the dominant waveforms in wireless communication systems due to its efficient implementation. However, it suffers from a loss of spectral efficiency as it requires a cyclic prefix…
In orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) systems, the impact of frequency-dependent Doppler which is referred to as the Doppler squint effect (DSE) is accumulated through longer duration, whose negligence has prevented OTFS systems from…
We propose a new artificial-noise aided hybrid time-switching/power-splitting scheme for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems to securely transmit data and transfer energy to a legitimate receiving node. In our proposed…
Cooperative communication has been widely used to provide spatial diversity benefits for low-end user equipments, especially in ad hoc and wireless sensor networks. However, the lack of strong authentication mechanisms in these networks…
Low-complexity estimation and correction of carrier frequency offset (CFO) are essential in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). In this paper, we propose a low-overhead blind CFO estimation technique based on cyclic prefix…
The existing linear frequency modulated (LFM) (or step frequency) and random noise synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems may correspond to the frequency hopping (FH) and direct sequence (DS) spread spectrum systems in the past second and…
In this paper synchronization techniques using cyclic prefix (CP) are analyzed to remove the influence of symbol time offset (STO) for correct synchronization in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) system. For correct detection…
In this letter, we study the ambient backscatter communication systems over frequency-selective channels. Specifically, we propose an interference-free transceiver design to facilitate signal detection at the reader. Our design utilizes the…
Existing studies about ambient backscatter communication mostly assume flat-fading channels. However, frequency-selective channels widely exist in many practical scenarios. Therefore, this paper investigates ambient backscatter…
Cyclic prefix (CP) based MIMO-OFDM radar has been recently proposed for distributed transmit antennas, where there is no inter-range-cell interference (IRCI). It can collect full spatial diversity and each transmitter transmits signals with…
Due to its attractive properties, generalized frequency division multiplexing (GFDM) is recently being discussed as a candidate waveform for the fifth generation of wireless communication systems (5G). GFDM is introduced as a generalized…
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is a transmission technique that uses several subcarrier frequencies (multicarrier) that are perpendicular to each other (orthogonal). This OFDM modulation technique effectively eliminates…
In this paper, we propose a cyclic prefix (CP) based MIMO-OFDM range reconstruction method and its corresponding MIMO-OFDM waveform design for co-located MIMO radar systems. Our proposed MIMO-OFDM waveform design achieves the maximum…
This note provides derivation details of simplified OFDM transmission equation and resulting signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) for the case of an insufficient CP. Each channel component after demodulation is expressed as a…
In this paper, we consider the Spatial Modulation (SM) system in a frequency selective channel under single carrier (SC) communication scenario and propose zero-padding instead of cyclic prefix considered in the existing literature. We show…