Detection of faults and degradations in large transceivers arrays based on error correction or detection codes

A receiver for parallel reception of a second plurality of bits (D+E), the receiver comprising:

• a programmable decoder for decoding the second plurality of bits (D+E) into a first plurality of data bits (D), wherein the programmable decoder is configured to perform the decoding according to a configurable coding algorithm;
• parallel receiver for receiving the second plurality of bits (D+E) over a plurality of parallel channels, wherein the parallel receiver is an optical capturing apparatus;
• and
• a controller for configuring the configurable coding algorithm.

A transmitting method for parallel transmission of a first plurality of data bits (D), the method comprising the steps of:

• configuring a configurable coding algorithm;
• coding the first plurality of data bits (D) into a second plurality of bits (D+E) according to the configurable coding algorithm;
• and
• optically transmitting the second plurality of bits (D+E) in parallel, over a plurality of parallel channels.

A receiving method for parallel reception of a second plurality of bits (D+E), the method comprising the steps of:

• configuring a configurable coding algorithm;
• optically receiving the second plurality of bits (D+E) in parallel over a plurality of parallel channels;
• and
• decoding the second plurality of bits (D+E) into a first plurality of data bits (D) according to the configurable coding algorithm.