A Novel Hybrid Code-Domain Index Modulation Scheme

In this letter, a novel hybrid code-domain index modulation (CDIM) scheme is proposed for future multi-domain communications, where the indices of the interleaving and spreading codes are exploited for information transmission. Specifically, we first provide a general design framework for CDIM, including the bit-to-symbol mapping rule and the detector. Then, we propose a code optimization method to select the utilized interleaver sequence and spreading code, with the objective of significantly improving the bit error ratio (BER) performance. Moreover, an intelligent detector is also proposed for CDIM in complicated wireless communication scenarios, e.g., non-Gaussian wireless channels. Simulation results show that the proposed CDIM is capable of substantially improving the system error performance compared with the conventional coded wireless communication systems.