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Error correction method and transmission apparatus

US6487686B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1999
Grant dateNov 26, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0057
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An error correction method and a transmission apparatus used in a transmission using a frame including a header and a payload are provided. In the error correction method and the transmission apparatus, a pseudo error is inserted in check bits of the frame to be transmitted. Thus, an error-correcting function of a transmitter and a receiver can be easily tested. A mismatch of a state of validation or invalidation of the error-correcting function between the transmitter and the receiver can be avoided without affecting a main signal by inserting information on whether or not an error correction is performed in an unused area of the header in the transmitter.

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