The invention discloses an index modulation method based on orthogonal time-frequency-space and related equipment, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The method comprises the following steps: a transmitting end divides a bit
stream to be transmitted into a plurality of groups of bits; performing index modulation on each sub-block according to an index bit and an information bit, assembling each sub-block into a large time
delay Doppler domain block, performing orthogonal time frequency
air conditioning on the time
delay Doppler domain block, and transmitting the time
delay Doppler domain block to a channel; after a receiving end receives the
signal, orthogonal time-frequency-space
demodulation is carried out, and a time delay Doppler domain block obtained through
demodulation is split into a plurality of sub-blocks; the method comprises the following steps of: judging an index mode of a sub-block to obtain an index bit of the sub-block, adjusting the sub-block according to the index mode, demodulating a symbol into an information bit to obtain all bits of the sub-block, and finally combining the bits of all the sub-blocks to obtain a complete bit
stream. According to the method, relatively low error rate performance can be realized while relatively
high spectral efficiency is maintained, and the method is more suitable for
underwater acoustic communication with requirements on reliability and
spectral efficiency.