ERROR CHECKING

INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK
A network is any collection of independent computers that communicate with one
another over a shared network medium. When these computers are joined in a network,
people can share files and peripherals such as modems, printers, tape backup drives,
or CD-ROM drives.
TIPES OF NETWORK
1. PAN (Personal Area Network)
2. LAN (Local Area Network)
3. MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
4. WAN (Wide Area Network)
DATA COMMUNICATION
Data communication refers to the movement of encoded information from one point
to another by means of electronic transmission system. It can also be defined as the
exchange of data between two devices via some form of transmission medium which
can be wired or wireless. Another definition for data communications simply mean the
transferring of digital information between two or more points. The fundamental purpose
of data communication is to exchange information which is done by following certain
rules and regulations called protocols and standards. Communication between devices
is justified for the following reasons:
1. Reduces time and effort required to perform business task
2. Captures business data at its source
3. Centralizes control over business data
4. Effect rapid dissemination of information
5. Reduces current and future cost of doing business
6. Supports expansion of business capacity at reasonably incremental cost as the
organization
ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION
The extra bits in the code word provide redundancy that, according to the coding
scheme used, will allow the destination to use the decoding process to determine if the
communication medium introduced errors and in some cases correct them so that the
data need not be retransmitted. Different error coding schemes are chosen depending
on the types of errors expected, the communication medium's expected error rate, and
whether or not data retransmission is possible. Faster processors and better
communications technology make more complex coding schemes, with better error
detecting and correcting capabilities, possible for smaller embedded systems, allowing
for more robust communications. However, tradeoffs between bandwidth and coding
overhead, coding complexity and allowable coding delay between transmissions, must
be considered for each application.
 TYPES OF ERRORS
1. Single bit error: This is the least likely type of errors in serial data transmission.
This means that each bit lasts only for 0.1 us . However, a single-bit error can happen if
we are having a parallel data transmission.
2. Burst error: The length of the burst error is measured from the first corrupted bit to the
last corrupted bit. The number of bits affected depends on the data rate and noise
duration.
TYPES OF ERROR DETECTION
1. Parity check: An extra bit (parity bit) added to a string of binary code to ensure the
number of 1-bits are either even or odd, depending upon the parity check system used.
2. Parity block: This method of error checking is similar to a traditional parity check
except the data is arranged in a virtual table with parity bits added to each row and
column. Multiple corrupted bits would also flaw this system.
By: Ivanna Buitrago