Selective mapping for broadband single-carrier transmission using joint Tx/Rx MMSE-FDE

Joint transmit/receive frequency-domain equalization based on minimum mean-square error criterion (joint Tx/Rx MMSE-FDE) is a promising frequency-domain-based technique suppressing inter-symbol interference (ISI) in broadband single-carrier (SC) transmission. However, it changes the frequency-domain spectrum shape and hence increases the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of transmit signal. In this paper, we introduce the selective mapping (SLM), which is typically used in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), to reduce PAPR of SC transmission using joint Tx/Rx MMSE-FDE. The SLM is applied to the frequency-domain SC signal after applying the transmit FDE (Tx-FDE) and prior to inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT). It is shown, by computer simulation, that the SLM can reduce PAPR without significant effect on bit-error rate (BER). Performance of SLM is also evaluated in various phase-rotation sequence types, in both deterministic and random points of views, and number of candidates. Computational complexity of the proposed transmission scheme employing SLM algorithm is also discussed.