Hamming Code

🛠️ What is Error Correction? Unlike detection, error correction not only detects but also fixes the error without retransmission. This is crucial in environments where: Retransmission is costly or impossible (e.g., deep space, streaming media). Timeliness is critical (e.g., real-time voice). 🧮 Hamming Code: The Foundation of FEC Invented by Richard Hamming, this method introduces redundant parity bits into data to detect and correct single-bit errors. 👨‍🔬 How It Works: For k data bits, it adds r parity bits such that: [ 2^r \geq k + r + 1 ] ...