Waveform Exploration

R2026b

6G waveform exploration

The examples linked here show you how to model candidate 6G waveforms with MATLAB^®. You can:

Explore waveforms with parameters beyond the limits stipulated by NR 5G.
Perform 6G link-level simulations.
Explore the impact of hardware impairments at sub-THz carrier frequencies.
Simulate a communications link that uses orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation.
Generate, transmit, capture, and analyze a large-bandwidth 6G candidate waveform.

Functions

`pre6GCarrierConfig`	Extended carrier configuration parameters (Since R2024a)
`pre6GOFDMModulate`	Generate pre-6G OFDM-modulated waveform (Since R2026a)
`pre6GOFDMDemodulate`	Demodulate pre-6G OFDM waveform (Since R2026a)
`pre6GOFDMInfo`	Get OFDM information for pre-6G carrier configuration (Since R2026a)
`pre6GResourceGrid`	Generate empty pre-6G carrier slot resource grid (Since R2026a)

`pre6GPhysicalChannel`	Pre-6G physical channel symbols (Since R2026a)
`pre6GPhysicalChannelIndices`	Pre-6G physical channel resource element indices (Since R2026a)
`pre6GPhysicalChannelDecode`	Decode pre-6G physical channel symbols (Since R2026a)
`pre6GEqualizeMMSE`	Pre-6G MMSE equalization (Since R2026a)
`pre6GPhysicalChannelConfig`	Pre-6G physical channel configuration parameters (Since R2026a)

`pre6GReferenceSignal`	Pre-6G reference signal symbols (Since R2026a)
`pre6GReferenceSignalIndices`	Pre-6G reference signal resource element indices (Since R2026a)
`pre6GReferenceSignalConfig`	Pre-6G RS configuration parameters (Since R2026a)
`pre6GChannelEstimate`	Pre-6G practical channel estimation (Since R2026a)
`pre6GPerfectChannelEstimate`	Pre-6G perfect channel estimation (Since R2026a)

`pre6GTBS`	Pre-6G transport block size (Since R2026a)
`pre6GTransportChannel`	Pre-6G transport channel coding (Since R2026a)
`pre6GTransportChannelDecode`	Pre-6G transport channel decoding (Since R2026a)

`pre6GScramble`	Pre-6G physical channel scrambling (Since R2026b)
`pre6GDescramble`	Pre-6G physical channel descrambling (Since R2026b)
`pre6GSymbolModulate`	Pre-6G symbol modulation (Since R2026b)
`pre6GSymbolDemodulate`	Pre-6G symbol demodulation (Since R2026b)
`pre6GLayerMap`	Pre-6G layer mapping (Since R2026b)
`pre6GLayerDemap`	Pre-6G layer demapping (Since R2026b)

Accelerate pre-6G link-level simulations using batch processing techniques and a GPU.

Use custom RSs to explore the tradeoff between RS overhead and channel estimation accuracy.

Measure the throughput of a pre-6G link.

Measure ACPR and EVM to explore the impact of hardware impairments at sub-THz frequencies on a 6G-like waveform.

Learn how to modulate waveforms using constellations beyond those stipulated by 5G NR.

Simulate an OTFS communication link in a high-speed mobile environment.

Generate, transmit, capture, and analyze a large-bandwidth 6G candidate waveform.