Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to generating pre DFT RS and data multiplexed DFT-S-OFDM with excess bandwidth shaping. The RS and user data are transmitted in different OFDM symbols, such that channel estimation to equalize the data can be estimated clearly at the receiver. The present disclosure a method for transmitting a waveform is disclosed. The method comprising generating, by a transmitter, at least one of: at least one data sequence and at least one reference sequence (RS). Also the method comprises time-multiplexing the at least one data sequence with the at least one RS, to generate a multiplexed sequence, and generating a filtered-extended bandwidth DFT-s-OFDM symbol using the multiplexed sequence. Also, the method transmits RS and user data in one OFDM symbol with DFT-s-OFDM, which eventually offers low PAPR. Further, the method transmits only RS so that low PAPR is achieved.