An alternative method of data communications using orthogonal time frequency shifting (OTFS) wireless waveforms configured so as to transmit data in a manner that is relatively insensitive to communications channel distortions and frequency shifts. In contrast to prior methods taught by applicant, the present disclosure teaches an alternative modulation scheme that maps data symbols intended for data transmission onto a symplectic-like 2D Fourier transform which operates on a form of the original data symbols. This 2D Fourier transform in turn is passed through a filter bank of narrow band filters, and the output in turn used to modulate transmitted waveforms according to various time slices until the entire 2D Fourier transform has been transmitted. At the receiver, and inverse of this process can be used to both characterize the data channel and correct the received signals for channel distortions, thus receiving a clear form of the original data symbols.

Methods and apparatuses for UE initiated reporting in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a UE includes: transmitting UE capability information supporting a FTN; generating data modulation symbols including a set of zero symbols, wherein the data modulation symbols are up-sampled or zero-padded; performing, to obtain DFT output signal, a DFT spread operation on the up-sampled or the zero-padded data modulation symbols; performing, based on a target FTN compression rate and a SC allocation, a discarding or a down sampling operation on the DFT output signal, wherein the discarding or the down sampling operation generates a subset of DFT symbols; mapping the subset of DFT symbols to a set of SCs; and performing an IFFT operation on the subset of DFT symbols to obtain an FTN-DFT-S-OFDM signal including the target FTN compression rate comprising a positive rational number smaller than one.

Highly efficient digital domain sub-band based receivers and transmitters.

A terminal transmits and receives a slot configured with a plurality of symbols. The terminal sets a length of a cyclic prefix added to each symbol based on a degree of compression of each symbol in time domain.