As　a　subfield　of　network　coding,　PNC　can　effectively　enhance　the　throughput　of　wireless　networks　by　mapping　superimposed　signals　at　the　receiver　to　other　forms　of　user　messages.　Over　the　past　20　years,　PNC　has　received　significant　research　attention　and　has　been　widely　studied　in　various　communication　scenarios,　for　example,　TWRC,　NOMA　in　5G　networks,　random　access　networks,　and　so　on.　Later　on,　channel-coded　PNC　and　related　communication　techniques　were　investigated　to　ensure　network　reliability,　such　as　the　design　of　channel　code,　low-complexity　decoding,　and　cross-layer　design.　In　this　article,　we　briefly　review　the　variants　of　channel-coded　PNC-aided　wireless　communications　with　the　aim　of　inspiring　future　research　activities　in　this　area.　We　also　put　forth　open　research　problems　along　with　a　few　selected　research　directions　under　PNC-aided　frameworks.　©　1986-2012　IEEE.