Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) is anovel method of radio transmission under consideration fordeployment in future cellular systems; specifically, in 3rdGeneration Partnership Project Long Term Evolution (3GPP LTE)systems. SC-FDMA has drawn great attention from the communicationsindustry as an attractive alternative to Orthogonal FrequencyDivision Multiple Access (OFDMA).Introduction to Single Carrier FDMA places SC-FDMA in thewider context of wireless communications, providing the reader withan in-depth tutorial on SC-FDMA technology. The book introduces thereader to this new multiple access technique that utilizes singlecarrier modulation along with orthogonal frequency multiplexing andfrequency domain equalization, plus its applications incommunications settings. It considers the similarities withand differences from orthogonal frequency division modulation,multiplexing, and multiple access used extensively in cellular,broadcasting, and digital subscriber loop applications. Particularreference is made to the peak power characteristics of an SC-FDMAsignal as an added advantage over OFDMA.* Provides an extensive overview of the principles of SC-FDMA andits relation to other transmission techniques.* Explains how the details of a specific implementation influencethe tradeoffs among various figures of merit.* Describes in detail the configuration of the SC-FDMA uplinktransmission scheme published by 3GPP.* Features link level simulation of an uplink SC-FDMA system usingMATLAB.This is an essential text for industry engineers who areresearching and developing 3GPP LTE systems. It is suitable forengineers designing wireless network equipment, handsets, datacards, modules, chipsets, and test equipment as well as thoseinvolved in designing LTE infrastructure. It would also be ofinterest to academics, graduate students, and industry researchersinvolved in advanced wireless communications, as well as businessanalysts who follow the cellular market.

Preface1 Introduction1.1 Generations1.2 Standards1.3 Cellular Standards Organizations 3GPP and 3GPP21.4 IEEE Standards1.5 Advanced Mobile Wireless Systems Based on FDMA1.6 Figures of Merit1.7 Frequency Division Technology in Broadband WirelessSystemsReferences2 Channel Characteristics and Frequency Multiplexing2.1 Introduction2.2 Radio Channel Characteristics2.3 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing2.4 Single Carrier Modulation with Frequency DomainEqualization2.5 SummaryReferences3 Single Carrier FDMA3.1 Introduction3.2 SC-FDMA Signal Processing3.3 Subcarrier Mapping3.4 Time Domain Representation of SC-FDMA Signals3.5 SC-FDMA and Orthogonal Frequency Division MultipleAccess3.6SC-FDMA and CDMA with Frequency Domain Equalization3.7Single Carrier Code-Frequency Division Multiple Access(SC-CFDMA)3.8 SummaryReferences4 SC-FDMA in 3GPP Long Term Evolution4.1 Introduction4.2 Protocol Layers and Channels4.3 Uplink Time and Frequency Structure4.4 Basic Uplink Physical Channel Processing4.5 Reference (Pilot) Signal Structure4.6 SummaryReferencesAppendix - List of 3GPP LTE Standards5 Channel Dependent Scheduling5.1 Introduction5.2 SC-FDMA Performance Measures5.3 Scheduling Algorithms5.4 Channel Models Used in Scheduling Studies5.5 Channel-Dependent Scheduling Simulation Studies5.6 SummaryReferences6 MIMO SC-FDMA6.1 Introduction6.2 Spatial Diversity and Spatial Multiplexing in MIMOSystems6.3 MIMO Channel6.4 SC-FDMA Transmit Eigen-Beamforming with UnitaryPrecoding6.5 SC-FDMA Spatial Diversity6.6 SummaryReferences7 Peak Power Characteristics of an SC-FDMA Signal7.1 Introduction7.2 Peak Power Characteristics of a Single Carrier Signal7.3 PAPR of Single Antenna Transmission Signals7.4 PAPR of Multiple Antenna Transmission Signals7.5 Peak Power Reduction by Symbol Amplitude Clipping7.6 SummaryReferences8 Simulation of a SC-FDMA System Using Matlab®8.1 Introduction8.2 Link Level Simulation of SC/FDE8.3 Link Level Simulation of SC-FDMA8.4 Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Simulation of SC-FDMA8.5 SummaryReferencesAppendix - Simulation CodesAppendix A - Derivation of Time Domain Symbols of Localized FDMAand Distributed FDMAA.1 Time Domain Symbols of LFDMAA.2 Time Domain Symbols of DFDMAAppendix B - Derivations of the Upper Bounds in Chapter 7B.1 Derivation of Equations (9) and (10) in Chapter 7B.2 Derivations of Equations (13) and (14) in Chapter 7Appendix C - Deciphering the 3GPP LTE SpecificationsAppendix D - AbbreviationsIndex