MODULE INETWORKING CONCEPTS

ERROR DETECTIONError occures when a bit is altered

between transmission& reception ie. Binary 1 is transmitted but received is

binary 0 and vice versaTypes of Errors

Single-Bit ErrorBurst Error

Single-Bit ErrorThe term single-bit error means that

only 1 bit of a given data unit (such as a byte,character, or packet) is changed from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1.

ERROR DETECTION

ERROR DETECTIONBurst Error

means that 2 or more bits in the data unit have changed from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1.

a burst error does not necessarily mean that the errors occur in consecutive bits.

The length of the burst is measured from the first corrupted bit to the last corrupted bit.

Some bits in between may not have been corrupted.

ERROR DETECTION

ERROR DETECTIONRedundancyTo be able to detect or correct errors, we

need to send some extra bits with our data.

These are redundant bitsThese redundant bits are added by the

sender and removed by the receiver. Their presence allows the receiver to

detect or correct corrupted bits.Detection

We looks only whether any error has occurred

Not interested in number of errors

ERROR DETECTIONCorrectionneed to know the exact number of bits that

are corrupted and more importantly, their location in the message

The number of the errors and the size of the message are important factors

CodingRedundancy is achieved through various

coding schemes. The sender adds redundant bits through a

process that creates a relationship between the redundant bits and the actual data bits.

ERROR DETECTIONcoding schemes into two broad

categories: Block coding Convolution coding.Block coding we divide our message into blocks, each

of k bits, called datawords. We add r redundant bits to each block to

make the length n = k + r. The resulting n-bit blocks are called codewords.

ERROR DETECTION

ERROR DETECTIONIn figThe sender creates codewords out of

datawords by using a generatorEach codeword sent to the receiver may

change during transmission. If the received codeword is the same as

one of the valid codewords,the word is accepted; the corresponding dataword is extracted for use.

ERROR DETECTIONIf the received codeword is not valid, it is

discarded. However, if the codeword is corrupted during

transmission but the received word still matches a valid codeword, the error remains undetected.

EgLet us assume that k =2 and n =3. Table 10.1

shows the list of datawords and codewords

ERROR DETECTIONAssume the sender encodes the dataword 01 as 011

and sends it to the receiver. 1. The receiver receives 011. It is a valid codeword.

The receiver extracts the dataword 01 from it.2. The codeword is corrupted during transmission, and

111 is received (the leftmost bit is corrupted).This is not a valid codeword and is discarded.

3. The codeword is corrupted during transmission, and 000 is received (the right two bits are corrupted). This is a valid codeword. The receiver incorrectly extracts the dataword 00.

Two corrupted bits have made the error undetectable.An error-detecting code can detect only the types of

errors for which it is designed; other types of errors may remain undetected.

ERROR DETECTIONLinear Block CodeA code in which the exclusive OR

(addition modulo-2) of two valid codewords creates another valid codeword.

Modulo-2 ArithmeticIn this arithmetic, the modulus N is 2. We can use only 0 and 1.Adding0+0=0 0+1=1 1+0=1 1+1=1Subtracting0-0=0 0-1=1 1-0=1 1-1=0

ERROR DETECTIONSimple Parity-Check CodeA k-bit dataword is changed to an n-bit

codeword where n = k + 1.The extra bit, called the parity bit, is

selected to make the total number of Is in the codeword even.

A simple parity-check code is a single-bit error-detecting code in which n =k + 1 with dmin =2.

ERROR DETECTIONConsider following figThis is a parity-check code with k -= 2 and n

=3

ERROR DETECTIONEncoder and decoder for simple parity

check code

ERROR DETECTIONEncoder and decoder for simple parity

check codeThe encoder uses a generator that takes a

copy of a 4-bit dataword (ao, aI' a2' and a3) and generates a parity bit ro

The dataword bits and the parity bit create the 5-bit codeword.

The parity bit that is added makes the number of Is in the codeword even.

This is normally done by adding the 4 bits of the dataword (modulo-2); the result is the parity bit

Ier0=a3+a2+a1+a0(modulo 2)

ERROR DETECTIONIf the number of 1s is even, the result is 0; if the number of 1s is odd, the result is 1.the total number of 1s in the codeword is

evenSuppose The sender sends the codeword

which may be corrupted during transmission.

The receiver receives a 5-bit word. The checker at the receiver does the same

thing as the generator in the sender with one exception:

The addition is done over all 5 bits. The result, which is called the

syndrome, is just 1 bit. The syndrome is 0 when the number of Is

in the received codeword is even; otherwise, it is 1.

ERROR DETECTIONSyndrome S0=b3+b2+b1+b0+q0

(modulo 2)The syndrome is passed to the decision

logic analyzer. If the syndrome is 0, there is no error in

the received codeword; the data portion of the received codeword is accepted as the dataword;

if the syndrome is 1, the data portion of the received codeword is discarded. So the dataword is not created.

ERROR DETECTIONCyclic Redundancy CheckCyclic Codesspecial linear block codes with one extra

property such as in a cyclic code, if a codeword is cyclically shifted (rotated), the result is another codeword

For example, if 1011000 is a codeword and we cyclically left-shift, then 0110001 is also a codeword.

Cyclic Redundancy Checkcyclic redundancy check (CRC) is used in

networks such as LANs and WANs.

ERROR DETECTION

ERROR DETECTIONIn figIn the encoder, the dataword has k bits (4

here); the codeword has n bits (7 here).The size of the dataword is augmented by

adding n - k (3 here) Os to the right-hand side of the word.

The n-bit result is fed into the generator. The generator uses a divisor of size n - k

+ I (4 here)The generator divides the augmented

dataword by the divisor (modulo-2 division). The quotient of the division is discarded;

the remainder (r2rl ro) is appended to the dataword to create the codeword.

ERROR DETECTIONIn decoderThe decoder receives the possibly

corrupted codeword. A copy of all n bits is fed to the checker

which is a replica of the generator. The remainder produced by the checker is

a syndrome of n - k (3 here) bits, which is fed to the decision logic analyzer.

The analyzer has a simple function. If the syndrome bits are all 0’s, the 4

leftmost bits of the codeword are accepted as the dataword (interpreted as no error);

otherwise, the 4 bits are discarded (error).

Encoder

Decoder

The codeword can change during transmission. The decoder does the same division process as the encoder.

The remainder of the division is the syndrome.

If the syndrome is all Os, there is no error; the dataword is separated from the received codeword and

accepted. Otherwise, everything is discarded

Codeword 1001 changed to 1000

Advantages of Cyclic CodesWe have seen that cyclic codes have a very

good performance in detecting single-bit errors, double errors, an odd number of errors, and burst errors.

They can easily be implemented in hardware and software.

They are especially fast when implemented in hardware.

This has made cyclic codes a good candidate for many networks.