Table of Contents - Chapter 7

Packets, Frames, And Error Detection


7.1 Introduction 83
7.2 The Concept Of Packets 83
7.3 Packets And Time-Division Multiplexing 85
7.4 Packets And Hardware Frames 86
7.5 Byte Stuffing 87
7.6 Transmission Errors 89
7.7 Parity Bits And Parity Checking 89
7.8 Probability, Mathematics, And Error Detection 90
7.9 Detecting Errors With Checksums 91
7.10 Detecting Errors With Cyclic Redundancy Checks 92
7.11 Combining Building Blocks 94
7.12 Burst Errors 95
7.13 Frame Format And Error Detection Mechanisms 95
7.14 Summary 96
Exercises 97