A method (100) for transmitting a binary data sequence over a Doppler-spread OTFS (Orthogonal Time
Frequency Space)
communication channel, comprising: - receiving (102) a binary data sequence (b) to be transmitted, - encoding (104) the binary data sequence (b) in a channel
encoder which generates a coded bit
stream (b c ) outputs, - mapping (108) the bit
stream (b c ) to data symbols (x d ), - Superimposing (118)
pilot signals (x sp ) via the data signals (x d ), to receive a transmission
signal (x), - Modulating (120) the transmission
signal (x), and - transmitting (122) the modulated
signal over the OTFS
communication channel, the method further comprising, prior to the overlaying (118): - receiving (110) information concerning OTFS
system parameters, including one or more of the number of
delay ranges (M), the number of Doppler ranges (N), the carrier frequency (f c ), and the
subcarrier spacing (Δf), - receiving (112) information concerning the OTFS
communication channel, including one or more of the
channel correlation matrix (R hh ), the channel length (L), the BEM order (Q), and the
Gaussian noise variance (σ 2 ), - determining (114) a power allocation ratio (α*) of the
pilot signals to be used for the superposition (118) exclusively on the basis of the received
system parameters and the received channel information, and - Providing (116) the determined power allocation ratio (α*) of the
pilot signals to the superposition step (118).