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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKenneth Michael Valk
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A method and apparatus is disclosed which enhances the integrity of transmitted data or detects when random data is being received which might indicate that a receiver or a transmitter is open or that random data is otherwise being transmitted. A stream of data transmitted in packets having an error code associated with each packet is received into a receiver. The receiver has an error code checker to check the error code of each packet to determine if the data packet has been transmitted error-free. The results of the error checks for n sequential packets are stored in a shift register or counter. An incoming packet then undergoes an error code check and the results of the previous n sequential packets are considered. If a predetermined number of the previous n sequential packets has a transmission error n, then the method decides to reject or accept the error packet based on the quality of data integrity. When a 32-bit CRC error code is used, an 8-bit shift register is sufficient to prevent the acceptance of a packet of random data that may otherwise be accepted.
A method of error detection in the transfer of data, said method comprising the step of:
A data communications system comprising:
An apparatus for assuring the integrity of data transmission, comprising:
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