Error Control

Posted by AJ × 05:03

Guard against loss or damage of data and control information

Error control is implemented as two separate functions:

Error detection

Sender inserts error detecting bits

Receiver checks these bits

If OK, acknowledge

If error, discard packet

Retransmission

If no acknowledge in given time, re-transmit

Performed at various layers of protocol

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