Consider a PAM system
b
-10
b
-10
,…,
b
-1
b
-1
,
b
0
b
0
b
1
b
1
,…
This implies
∀
a
n
,
a
n
∈M levels of amplitude:
x
t
=∑n=−∞∞
a
n
st−nT
a
n
a
n
M levels of amplitude
x
t
n
a
n
s
t
n
T
(1)
The received signal is
r
t
=∫−∞∞∑n=−∞∞
a
n
st−(τ−nT)gτdτ+
N
t
=∑n=−∞∞
a
n
∫−∞∞st−(τ−nT)gτdτ+
N
t
=∑n=−∞∞
a
n
s
˜
t−nT+
N
t
r
t
τ
n
a
n
s
t
τ
n
T
g
τ
N
t
n
a
n
τ
s
t
τ
n
T
g
τ
N
t
n
a
n
s
˜
t
n
T
N
t
(2)
Since the signals span a one-dimensional space, one filter matched to
s
˜
t=s¯gt
s
˜
t
s
g
t
is sufficient.
The matched filter's impulse response is
∀t:
h
opt
t=s¯gT−t
t
h
opt
t
s
g
T
t
(3)
The matched filter output is
yt=∫−∞∞∑n=−∞∞
a
n
s
˜
t−(τ−nT)
h
opt
τdτ+νt=∑n=−∞∞
a
n
∫−∞∞
s
˜
t−(τ−nT)
h
opt
τdτ+νt=∑n=−∞∞
a
n
ut−nT+νt
y
t
τ
n
a
n
s
˜
t
τ
n
T
h
opt
τ
ν
t
n
a
n
τ
s
˜
t
τ
n
T
h
opt
τ
ν
t
n
a
n
u
t
n
T
ν
t
(4)
The decision on the
k
th
k
th
symbol is obtained by sampling the MF output at
kT
k
T
:
ykT=∑n=−∞∞
a
n
ukT−nT+νkT
y
k
T
n
a
n
u
k
T
n
T
ν
k
T
(5)
The
k
th
k
th
symbol is of interest:
ykT=
a
k
u0+∑n=−∞∞
a
n
ukT−nT+νkT
y
k
T
a
k
u
0
n
a
n
u
k
T
n
T
ν
k
T
(6)
where
n≠k
n
k
.
Since the channel is bandlimited, it provides memory for the
transmission system. The effect of old symbols (possibly even
future signals) lingers and affects the performance of the
receiver. The effect of ISI can be eliminated or controlled by
proper design of modulation signals or
precoding filters at the transmitter, or by
equalizers or sequence detectors at
the receiver.