Apparatus and methods for non-systematic complex coded discrete fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing

1. A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit for transmitting symbols using discrete Fourier transformation (DFT) spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM), the method comprising:

mapping a first symbol vector to inputs of a DFT spread block using a permutation matrix that inserts zeroes into the first symbol vector corresponding to inputs of the DFT spread block to which symbols of the first symbol vector are not mapped to produce a second vector;

inserting a perturbation into the second vector to produce a third vector;

performing a DFT on the third vector to produce a fourth vector, wherein the perturbation is configured to generate zeros on predetermined elements of the fourth vector;

performing an inverse DFT (IDFT) operation on the fourth vector to produce an IDFT output signal;

cancelling a tail of the IDFT output signal to produce a modified IDFT output signal; and

transmitting the modified IDFT output signal.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the zeroes are inserted in a periodic manner.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the zeroes are interleaved in the second vector.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

adding any of a Unique Word (UW) signal and a circular prefix (CP) to the modified IDFT output signal prior to transmitting.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

adding a guard band to one or more symbols in the modified IDFT output signal.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein adding the guard band comprises adding the guard band in a frequency domain.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein adding the guard band comprises multiplying a plurality of output values of a DFT with filter coefficients.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the perturbation is a vector and wherein the vector is configured to suppress information on the predetermined elements of the fourth vector.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the permutation matrix does not map any of the symbols to the upper and lower ends of the DFT spread block.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein inserting the perturbation comprises operating on the first symbol vector with a precoding matrix.

11. A wireless transmit/receive unit comprising circuitry, including a transmitter and processor, configured to:

map a first symbol vector to inputs of a discrete Fourier transformation (DFT) spread block using a permutation matrix that inserts zeroes into the first symbol vector corresponding to inputs of the DFT spread block to which symbols of the first symbol vector are not mapped to produce a second vector;

insert a perturbation into the second vector to produce a third vector;

perform a DFT on the third vector to produce a fourth vector, wherein the perturbation is configured to generate zeros on predetermined elements of the fourth vector;

perform an inverse DFT (IDFT) operation on the fourth vector to produce an IDFT output signal;

cancel a tail of the IDFT output signal to produce a modified IDFT output signal; and

transmit the modified IDFT output signal using DFT spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM).

12. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 11 wherein the zeroes are inserted in a periodic manner.

13. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 12 wherein the zeroes are interleaved in the second vector.

14. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 11 wherein the circuitry is configured to add any of a Unique Word (UW) signal and a circular prefix (CP) to the modified IDFT output signal prior to transmitting.

15. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 11 wherein the circuitry is configured to add a guard band to one or more symbols in the modified IDFT output signal.

16. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 15 wherein the circuitry is configured to add the guard band in a frequency domain.

17. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 16 wherein the circuitry is configured to add the guard band at least in part by multiplying a plurality of output values of a DFT with filter coefficients.

18. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 11 wherein the perturbation is a vector, and wherein the vector is configured to suppress information on the predetermined elements of the fourth vector.

19. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 11 wherein the permutation matrix does not map any of the symbols to the upper and lower ends of the DFT spread block.

20. The wireless transmit/receive unit of claim 11 wherein inserting the perturbation comprises operating on the first symbol vector with a precoding matrix.