checksum
Also written: FCS, frame check sequence, check
A number worked out from a frame's contents and stored in the 4 bytes at its end. The receiver works it out again, and if the two numbers differ it drops the damaged frame and counts an error.
Also written: FCS, frame check sequence, check
A number worked out from a frame's contents and stored in the 4 bytes at its end. The receiver works it out again, and if the two numbers differ it drops the damaged frame and counts an error.