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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2003
Charles E. Polk, Jr., Athens, AL (US);
Clint S. Coleman, Huntsville, AL (US);
Robert A. Barrett, Madison, AL (US);
Charles E. Polk, Jr., Athens, AL (US);
Clint S. Coleman, Huntsville, AL (US);
Robert A. Barrett, Madison, AL (US);
Adtran, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
A forward error correction system comprises a forward error correction (FEC) module and a transmission module. The FEC module is configured to define a plurality of FEC code words, and the transmission module is configured to transmit the FEC code words to a remote receiving unit via a plurality of communication connections. The transmission module is further configured to ensure that characters of each of the FEC code words are transmitted across different ones of the communication connections.