Gomes, RodolfoVITORINO REIS, JOÃO RICARDOAl‐Daher, ZaidHammoudeh, AkramCaldeirinha, Rafael2025-10-202025-10-202018-07Gomes, R., Reis, J., Al-Daher, Z., Hammoudeh, A. and Caldeirinha, R.F.S. (2018), 5G: performance and evaluation of FS-FBMC against OFDM for high data rate applications at 60 GHz. IET Signal Process., 12: 620-628. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-spr.2016.06711751-96751751-9683http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14330This study presents a frequency spreading filter bank multi-carrier (FS-FBMC) waveform as a potential candidate for the fifth generation (5G) network applications at millimetre-waves (mmWaves). The proposed model is developed based on the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform standardised by IEEE 802.15.3c for 60 GHz high data-rate applications. The effects of non-linearities of power amplifiers (PAs) at 60 GHz for both OFDM and FS-FBMC are presented and compared using a realistic PA model. In particular, the sensitivity of both transmission schemes to the non-linear effects is investigated and its impact on the performance degradation in terms of output-power-backoff, is characterised over typical indoor line-of-sight, kiosk and residential, 60 GHz IEEE channel models. The assessment metrics considered are bit error rate and out-of-band emissions. This study concludes radio access schemes for future communication generations, i.e. 5G may employ OFDM for up-link and FS-FBMC for down-link due to the sensitivity to PA non-linearities of both waveforms.engjournal article10.1049/iet-spr.2016.0671