Owing to its inherent single carrier structure, a prominent advantage of SC-FDMA over OFDM and OFDMA is that its transmit signal has a lower peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) , resulting in relaxed design parameters in the transmit path of a subscriber unit.
Read moreWhy we are using SC-FDMA in LTE uplink instead of OFDMA?
The performance of SC-FDMA in relation to OFDMA has been the subject of various studies. Although the performance gap is small, SC-FDMA’s advantage of low PAPR makes it desirable for uplink wireless transmission in mobile communication systems, where transmitter power efficiency is of paramount importance .
Read moreWhy OFDMA used in downlink and SC-FDMA for uplink?
OFDMA is used on the downling, but since it presents a high Peak-to-average Power Ratio it is not possible to use it on the uplink . For the uplink SC-FDMA will be used.
Read moreWhich modulation technique is used in LTE for uplink transmission?
While LTE’s downlink uses OFDM, the uplink uses a different modulation scheme known as single-carrier frequency-division multiplexing (SC-FDMA) . OFDM signals have a high peak to average power ratio (PAPR), requiring a linear power amplifier with overall low efficiency.
Read moreWhat is the purpose of using SC-FDMA?
The main objective of SC-FDMA is to introduce transmission with lower PAPR than OFDMA .
Read moreWhy SC-FDMA is used in uplink?
SC-FDMA is preferred for LTE uplink mainly due to its advantage of having low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) during signal transmission . The performance of SC-FDMA depends on modulation scheme used for it.
Read moreWhere is FDMA used?
It is used in satellite communication systems and telephone trunklines . FDMA splits the total bandwidth into multiple channels. Each ground station on the earth is allocated a particular frequency group (or a range of frequencies).
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