METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION

摘要

THE DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS RELATE TO A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION (FEC) PACKETS. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A FIRST FEC ENCODER (106) THAT RECEIVES DATA AND ENCODES FIRST FEC DATA WITH THE DATA TO FORM FEC ENCODED DATA. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM IS A SECOND FEC ENCODER (112) THAT ENCODES THE FEC ENCODED DATA TO PRODUCE SECOND FEC DATA. AN FEC PACKET FORMATTER (118) FORMATS THE SECOND FEC DATA INTO AN FEC PACKET.