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System and method for in-line consistency checking of packetized data

  • US 20060059400A1
  • Filed: 09/13/2004
  • Published: 03/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for transmitting packets, which is operable to implement a protocol for detecting and correcting transmission errors in packet-based communications, the apparatus comprising:

  • a device configured to transmit one or more packets, wherein each packet comprises a plurality of transmission subunits; and

    a code generation unit coupled to the device and configured to generate a cumulative error detection code for each of the plurality of transmission subunits of a packet;

    wherein the cumulative error detection code for each of the plurality of transmission subunits of the packet is generated based on data comprised in the transmission subunit and a cumulative error detection code corresponding to zero or more previously transmitted transmission subunits of the packet.

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