An encoder operable in a base station system of a wireless communication network, for handling a bit stream for transmission over a transmission link between a remote unit and a base unit of the base station system, the remote unit being arranged to transmit wireless signals to and receive wireless signals from mobile stations, the bit stream comprising a first OFDM symbol and a second OFDM symbol, each OFDM symbol comprising a number of consecutive IQ samples, the encoder comprising a processor and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by said processor, whereby the encoder is operative for:
- for a first number of the IQ samples, situated at a boundary between the first and the second OFDM symbol, transmitting, over the transmission link to a decoder of the base station system, the first number of IQ samples having a representation spanning a first amplitude range,
- for a second number of IQ samples of the second OFDM symbol, following the first number of IQ samples, converting, using a predictive filter, individual of the second number of IQ samples to IQ prediction errors, where the IQ prediction errors have a representation spanning a second amplitude range that is smaller than the first amplitude range, and
- transmitting the IQ prediction errors over the transmission link to the decoder.