Stewart Bryant <stewart.bryant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Would the Fletcher checksum, which is also 16 bits but has CRC like
> properties and is easy for low powered h/w to calculate be sufficient?
> I am curious as to where these errors are occurring. The MAC will be
> CRC protected in post case. Are the errors surviving the MAC or are
> they introduced in the h/w?
I think that we must assume some amount of bit flips in memory between MACs
(meaning both MAC CRC and MAC devices). I wonder if this has also gotten
worse now that ethernet controllers can calculate (and segment) traffic.
/me pines for ubiquitous deployment of AH.
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Michael Richardson <mcr+IETF@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sandelman Software Works
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