FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION

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Modems — Forward Error Correction

Information on Forward Error Correction

Forward Error Correction describes the adding of redundancy to a digital transmission to enable transmission errors to be detected and corrected at the receiver. Commonly used types of forward error correction code include trellis codes, convolutional codes, Reed Solomon codes and BCH codes.

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