SC-FDMA (Singe Carrier FDMA) presents the benefit of a single carrier multiplexing of having a lower Peak-to-average Power Ratio . On SC-FDMA before applying the IFFT the symbols are pre coded by a DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform). This way each subcarrier after de IFFT will contain part of each symbol.
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.
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