Performance of UWB‐Impulse Radio Receiver Based on Matched Filter Implementation with Imperfect Channel Estimation

UWB communications have attracted considerable interest, targeting applications in high‐speed data transfer wireless communication systems. This paper studies the effects of matched filter receiver in the performance of such a system. Such effects are evaluated in terms of the Bit Error Rate (BER) for a Binary Pulse Position Modulation (BPPM) scheme, considering multipath propagation channel and the presence of noise. The case of imperfect channel estimation is taken into account. Dependence of BER on parameters such as signal to noise ratio, number of estimation pulses and correletor taps is also presented.