A novel multi-carrier scheme: Cyclic block filtered multitone modulation

A novel filter bank modulation scheme is proposed. This architecture is based on the Filtered Multitone (FMT) modulation concept where well frequency confined prototype pulses are deployed. However, in the proposed scheme linear convolutions are replaced by circular convolutions. We refer to this new scheme as Cyclic Block Filtered Multitone Modulation (CB-FMT). Both the synthesis and the analysis filter banks in CB-FMT can be efficiently implemented in the frequency domain via the concatenation of Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs). Furthermore, it is possible to design the prototype pulse so that the system is orthogonal and it does not experience any inter-symbol and inter-carrier interference in ideal conditions. To cope with the interference introduced by a frequency selective fading medium, simple frequency domain equalization can be used. Numerical results show that CB-FMT can provide better performance than FMT and OFDM in frequency selective fading with comparable or lower complexity.