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1 PerryLorier 1 [Acronym] for __F__orward __E__rror __C__orrection
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3 Forward error correction is sending extra information along with some data so if any of it gets corrupted then the original data can be reconstructed. Hamming codes are a simple form of Forward error correction and can correct all 1 bit errors, and detect all 2 bit errors. Reed solomon codes can (I believe) correct up to about 25% of errors with a 33% overhead.