Estimate the undetected-error probability from checksum bit width and data volume; suitable for random errors only, not adversarial tampering.
仅适用于随机错误,不能防蓄意篡改。
| Item | Formula / Rule | Source / Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Undetected error rate | A k-bit checksum misses about 2−k of random errors | Peterson & Brown, Cyclic Codes for Error Detection, 1961 |
| Single-bit errors | When the generator polynomial has (x + 1) as a factor, every single-bit error is detected | ISO/IEC 3309 HDLC frame structure and FCS |
| Burst errors | Bursts of length ≤ k are always detected; longer bursts slip through at most 2−k | ITU-T X.25 §2.2.7.4 Frame Check Sequence |