TCM coding of PPM based modulations for infrared WLAN's impaired by ISI

In this communication we consider the use of PPM based modulation methods, such as the hybrid modulation method called amplitude and pulse-position modulation (APPM) and overlapping pulse-position modulation (OPPM) to improve the performance of infrared WLAN's, by the use of trellis-coded modulation (TCM) codes. We describe the best code search and results, which demonstrate that, even with trellis codes of moderate complexity, non-negligible coding gains can be obtained without bandwidth expansion. Monte Carlo simulations have been done to compare uncoded PPM against APPM and OPPM TCM coded systems performances, on ceiling-bounce channel models for various values of delay spread. Although our codes were derived for the AWGN channel without inter-symbol interference (ISI) awareness, their behavior in multipath dispersion channels is quite effective.