Cyclic Redundancy Checks
An error detection scheme.
Using CRC algorithms, we can generate “check value”, which are used to verify the integrity of the data.
Typically used during transport of data via network.
The network packet contains CRCs to detect error during transmission.
Working
Rather than me writing, best explained by these 2 references:
- CRCs youtube video by Ben Eater
- CRC Wiki’s “Computation”.