Apparatus and methods for error detection coding

A method comprising:

• computing a first error-detecting code (EDC) based on a first segment of a block of information that is to be encoded and a second EDC based on at least a second segment of the block of information;
• masking the first EDC with a first masking segment and the second EDC with a second masking segment to generate a first masked EDC and a second masked EDC, the first masking segment and the second masking segment being associated with a target receiver of the block of information;
• generating a codeword based on a code and an input vector that includes the first segment, the first masked EDC, the second segment, and the second masked EDC;
• and
• transmitting the codeword.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

• computing a first error-detecting code (EDC) based on a first segment of a block of information that is to be encoded and a second EDC based on at least a second segment of the block of information;
• masking the first EDC with a first masking segment and the second EDC with a second masking segment to generate a first masked EDC and a second masked EDC, the first masking segment and the second masking segment being associated with a target receiver of the block of information;
• generating a codeword based on a code and an input vector that includes the first segment, the first masked EDC, the second segment, and the second masked EDC;
• and
• transmitting the codeword.