Techniques for multiple-subcarrier joint precoding

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer executable code for performing a multiple-subcarrier-joint-modulation (MSJM) precoding, comprising:

• grouping input information bits into bit blocks, wherein each bit block includes n*g bits, wherein n is a number of available subcarriers and g is a number of bits to be transmitted per subcarrier;
• converting the bit blocks into k bit vectors, wherein k is the number of available subcarriers n divided by a number of jointly precoded subcarriers m, wherein each bit vector includes m*g bits;
• mapping each of the bit vectors into a symbol vector, wherein the symbol vector includes m symbols;
• and
• modulating symbol vectors into data subcarriers.

An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter for performing a multiple-subcarrier-joint-modulation (MSJM) precoding, comprising:

• a first serial-to-parallel (S/P) converter for converting bit blocks into k bit vectors, wherein each bit block includes n*g bits, wherein n is a number of available subcarriers and g is a number of bits to be transmitted per subcarrier, wherein k is the number of available subcarriers n divided by a number of jointly precoded subcarriers m, wherein each bit vector includes m*g bits s;
• a precoder for mapping each of the bit vectors to a symbol vector, wherein the symbol vector includes m symbols;
• and
• a second S/P converter for grouping symbol vectors and mapping the symbol vectors into data subcarriers.