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| <title>Boost CRC Library Documentation</title>
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| 
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| <h1><img src="../../boost.png" alt="boost.png (6897 bytes)"
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| align="middle" width="277" height="86">Header <cite><<a
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| href="../../boost/crc.hpp">boost/crc.hpp</a>></cite></h1>
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| 
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| <p>The header <cite><<a
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| href="../../boost/crc.hpp">boost/crc.hpp</a>></cite> supplies two
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| class templates in namespace <code>boost</code>.  These templates define
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| objects that can compute the <dfn>CRC</dfn>, or cyclic redundancy code
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| (or check), of a given stream of data.  The header also supplies
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| function templates to compute a CRC in one step.</p>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="contents">Contents</a></h2>
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| 
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| <ol>
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| 	<li><a href="#contents">Contents</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#header">Header Synopsis</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#rationale">Rationale</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#background">Background</a>
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| 		<ul>
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| 			<li><a href="#parameters">CRC Parameters</a></li>
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| 		</ul></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#crc_basic">Theoretical CRC Computer</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#crc_optimal">Optimized CRC Computer</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#usage">Computer Usage</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#crc_func">CRC Function</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#a_crc_func">Augmented-CRC Functions</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#crc_ex">Pre-Defined CRC Samples</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#references">References</a></li>
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| 	<li><a href="#credits">Credits</a>
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| 		<ul>
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| 			<li><a href="#contributors">Contributors</a></li>
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| 			<li><a href="#acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></li>
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| 			<li><a href="#history">History</a></li>
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| 		</ul></li>
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| </ol>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="header">Header Synopsis</a></h2>
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| 
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| <blockquote><pre>#include <boost/integer.hpp>  <i>// for boost::uint_t</i>
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| #include <cstddef>            <i>// for std::size_t</i>
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| 
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| namespace boost
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| {
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| 
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| template < std::size_t Bits >
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|     class crc_basic;
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| 
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| template < std::size_t Bits, <em>impl_def</em> TruncPoly = 0u,
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|            <em>impl_def</em> InitRem = 0u,
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|            <em>impl_def</em> FinalXor = 0u, bool ReflectIn = false,
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|            bool ReflectRem = false >
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|     class crc_optimal;
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| 
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| template < std::size_t Bits, <em>impl_def</em> TruncPoly,
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|            <em>impl_def</em> InitRem, <em>impl_def</em> FinalXor,
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|            bool ReflectIn, bool ReflectRem >
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|     typename uint_t<Bits>::fast  crc( void const *buffer,
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|      std::size_t byte_count );
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| 
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| template < std::size_t Bits, <em>impl_def</em> TruncPoly >
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|     typename uint_t<Bits>::fast  augmented_crc( void const *buffer,
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|      std::size_t byte_count,
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|      typename uint_t<Bits>::fast initial_remainder );
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| 
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| template < std::size_t Bits, <em>impl_def</em> TruncPoly >
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|     typename uint_t<Bits>::fast  augmented_crc( void const *buffer,
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|      std::size_t byte_count );
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| 
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| typedef crc_optimal<16, 0x8005, 0, 0, true, true>         crc_16_type;
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| typedef crc_optimal<16, 0x1021, 0xFFFF, 0, false, false>  crc_ccitt_type;
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| typedef crc_optimal<16, 0x8408, 0, 0, true, true>         crc_xmodem_type;
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| 
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| typedef crc_optimal<32, 0x04C11DB7, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, true, true>
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|   crc_32_type;
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| 
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| }
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| </pre></blockquote>
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| 
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| <p>The implementation-defined type <var>impl_def</var> stands for the
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| quickest-to-manipulate built-in unsigned integral type that can
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| represent at least <var>Bits</var> bits.</p>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="rationale">Rationale</a></h2>
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| 
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| <p>A common error detection technique, especially with electronic
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| communications, is an appended checksum.  The transmitter sends its data
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| bits, followed by the bits of the checksum.  The checksum is based on
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| operations done on the data bit stream.  The receiver applies the same
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| operations on the bits it gets, and then gets the checksum.  If the
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| computed checksum doesn't match the received checksum, then an error
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| ocurred in the transmission.  There is the slight chance that the error
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| is only in the checksum, and an actually-correct data stream is
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| rejected.  There is also the chance of an error occurring that does not
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| change the checksum, making that error invisible.  CRC is a common
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| checksum type, used for error detection for hardware interfaces and
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| encoding formats.</p>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="background">Background</a></h2>
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| 
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| <p>CRCs work by computing the remainder of a modulo-2 polynominal
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| division.  The message is treated as the (binary) coefficents of a long
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| polynominal for the dividend, with the earlier bits of the message fed
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| first as the polynominal's highest coefficents.  A particular CRC
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| algorithm has another polynominal associated with it to be used as the
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| divisor.  The quotient is ignored.  The remainder of the division
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| considered the checksum.  However, the division uses modulo-2 rules (no
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| carries) for the coefficents.</p>
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| 
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| <p>See <cite><a href="http://www.ross.net/crc/crcpaper.html">A
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| Painless Guide to CRC Error Detection Algorithms</a></cite> for complete
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| information.  A clearer guide is at the <a
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| href="http://www.netrino.com/Connecting/2000-01/">Easier Said Than
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| Done</a> web page.</p>
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| 
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| <h3><a name="parameters">CRC Parameters</a></h3>
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| 
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| <dl>
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| 	<dt>Truncated polynominal
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| 	<dd>The divisor polynominal has a degree one bit larger than the
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| 		checksum (remainder) size.  That highest bit is always one, so
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| 		it is ignored when describing a particular CRC type.  Excluding
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| 		this bit makes the divisor fit in the same data type as the
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| 		checksum.
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| 
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| 	<dt>Initial remainder
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| 	<dd>The interim CRC remainder changes as each bit is processed. 
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| 		Usually, the interim remainder starts at zero, but some CRCs use
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| 		a different initial value to avoid "blind spots."  A
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| 		blind spot is when a common sequence of message bits does not
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| 		change certain interim remainder values.
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| 
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| 	<dt>Final XOR value
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| 	<dd>A CRC remainder can be combined with a defined value, <i>via</i>
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| 		a bitwise exclusive-or operation, before being returned to the
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| 		user.  The value is usually zero, meaning the interim remainder
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| 		is returned unchanged.  The other common value is an all-ones
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| 		value, meaning that the bitwise complement of the interim
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| 		remainder is returned.
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| 
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| 	<dt>Reflected input
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| 	<dd>A message's bits are usually fed a byte at a time, with the
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| 		highest bits of the byte treated as the higher bits of the
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| 		dividend polynominal.  Some CRCs reflect the bits (about the
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| 		byte's center, so the first and last bits are switched,
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| 		<i>etc.</i>) before feeding.
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| 
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| 	<dt>Reflected (remainder) output
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| 	<dd>Some CRCs return the reflection of the interim remainder (taking
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| 		place <em>before</em> the final XOR value stage).
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| </dl>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="crc_basic">Theoretical CRC Computer</a></h2>
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| 
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| <blockquote><pre>template < std::size_t Bits >
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| class boost::crc_basic
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| {
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| public:
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|     // Type
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|     typedef <em>implementation_defined</em>  value_type;
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| 
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|     // Constant reflecting template parameter
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|     static  std::size_t const  bit_count = Bits;
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| 
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|     // Constructor
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|     explicit  crc_basic( value_type truncated_polynominal,
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|                value_type initial_remainder = 0, value_type final_xor_value = 0,
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|                bool reflect_input = false, bool reflect_remainder = false );
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| 
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|     // Internal Operations
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|     value_type  get_truncated_polynominal() const;
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|     value_type  get_initial_remainder() const;
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|     value_type  get_final_xor_value() const;
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|     bool        get_reflect_input() const;
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|     bool        get_reflect_remainder() const;
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| 
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|     value_type  get_interim_remainder() const;
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|     void        reset( value_type new_rem );
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|     void        reset();
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| 
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|     // External Operations
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|     void  process_bit( bool bit );
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|     void  process_bits( unsigned char bits, std::size_t bit_count );
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|     void  process_byte( unsigned char byte );
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|     void  process_block( void const *bytes_begin, void const *bytes_end );
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|     void  process_bytes( void const *buffer, std::size_t byte_count );
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| 
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|     value_type  checksum() const;
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| 
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| };
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| </pre></blockquote>
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| 
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| <p>The <code>value_type</code> is the smallest built-in type that can
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| hold the specified (by <code>Bits</code>) number of bits.  This should
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| be <code>boost::uint_t<Bits>::least</code>, see the <a
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| href="../integer/doc/html/boost_integer/integer.html">documentation for integer type
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| selection</a> for details.</p>
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| 
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| <p>This implementation is slow since it computes its CRC the same way as
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| in theory, bit by bit.  No optimizations are performed.  It wastes space
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| since most of the CRC parameters are specified at run-time as
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| constructor parameters.</p>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="crc_optimal">Optimized CRC Computer</a></h2>
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| 
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| <blockquote><pre>template < std::size_t Bits, <em>impl_def</em> TruncPoly,
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|            <em>impl_def</em> InitRem, <em>impl_def</em> FinalXor,
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|            bool ReflectIn, bool ReflectRem >
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| class boost::crc_optimal
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| {
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| public:
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|     // Type
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|     typedef <em>implementation_defined</em>  value_type;
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| 
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|     // Constants reflecting template parameters
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|     static  std::size_t const  bit_count = Bits;
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|     static  value_type const   truncated_polynominal = TruncPoly;
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|     static  value_type const   initial_remainder = InitRem;
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|     static  value_type const   final_xor_value = FinalXor;
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|     static  bool const         reflect_input = ReflectIn;
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|     static  bool const         reflect_remainder = ReflectRem;
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| 
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|     // Constructor
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|     explicit  crc_optimal( value_type init_rem = InitRem );
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| 
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|     // Internal Operations
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|     value_type  get_truncated_polynominal() const;
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|     value_type  get_initial_remainder() const;
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|     value_type  get_final_xor_value() const;
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|     bool        get_reflect_input() const;
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|     bool        get_reflect_remainder() const;
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| 
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|     value_type  get_interim_remainder() const;
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|     void        reset( value_type new_rem = InitRem );
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| 
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|     // External Operations
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|     void  process_byte( unsigned char byte );
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|     void  process_block( void const *bytes_begin, void const *bytes_end );
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|     void  process_bytes( void const *buffer, std::size_t byte_count );
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| 
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|     value_type  checksum() const;
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| 
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|     // Operators
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|     void        operator ()( unsigned char byte );
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|     value_type  operator ()() const;
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| 
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| };
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| </pre></blockquote>
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| 
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| <p>The <code>value_type</code> is the quickest-to-manipulate built-in
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| type that can hold at least the specified (by <code>Bits</code>) number
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| of bits.  This should be <code>boost::uint_t<Bits>::fast</code>. 
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| See the <a href="../integer/doc/html/boost_integer/integer.html">integer type selection
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| documentation</a> for details.  The <code>TruncPoly</code>,
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| <code>InitRem</code>, and <code>FinalXor</code> template parameters also
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| are of this type.</p>
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| 
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| <p>This implementation is fast since it uses as many optimizations as
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| practical.  All of the CRC parameters are specified at compile-time as
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| template parameters.  No individual bits are considered; only whole
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| bytes are passed.  A table of interim CRC values versus byte values is
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| pre-computed when the first object using a particular bit size,
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| truncated polynominal, and input reflection state is processed.</p>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="usage">Computer Usage</a></h2>
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| 
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| <p>The two class templates have different policies on where the CRC's
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| parameters go.  Both class templates use the number of bits in the CRC
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| as the first template parameter.  The theoretical computer class
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| template has the bit count as its only template parameter, all the other
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| CRC parameters are entered through the constructor.  The optimized
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| computer class template obtains all its CRC parameters as template
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| parameters, and instantiated objects are usually
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| default-constructed.</p>
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| 
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| <p>The CRC parameters can be inspected at run-time with the following
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| member functions: <code>get_truncated_polynominal</code>,
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| <code>get_initial_remainder</code>, <code>get_final_xor_value</code>,
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| <code>get_reflect_input</code>, and <code>get_reflect_remainder</code>. 
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| The fast computer also provides compile-time constants for its CRC
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| parameters.</p>
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| 
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| <p>The <code>get_interim_remainder</code> member function returns the
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| internal state of the CRC remainder.  It represents the unreflected
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| remainder of the last division.  Saving an interim remainder allows the
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| freezing of CRC processing, as long as the other CRC parameters and the
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| current position of the bit stream are saved.  Restarting a frozen
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| stream involves constructing a new computer with the most of the old
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| computer's parameters.  The only change is to use the frozen remainder
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| as the new computer's initial remainder.  Then the interrupted bit
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| stream can be fed as if nothing happened.  The fast CRC computer has a
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| special constructor that takes one argument, an interim remainder, for
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| this purpose (overriding the initial remainder CRC parameter).</p>
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| 
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| <p>The <code>reset</code> member functions reset the internal state of
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| the CRC remainder to the given value.  If no value is given, then the
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| internal remainder is set to the initial remainder value when the object
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| was created.  The remainder must be unreflected.  When a CRC calculation
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| is finished, calling <code>reset</code> lets the object be reused for a
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| new session.</p>
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| 
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| <p>After any construction, both CRC computers work the same way. 
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| Feeding new data to a computer is in a seperate operation(s) from
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| extracting the current CRC value from the computer.  The following table
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| lists the feeding and extracting operations.</p>
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| 
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| <table cellpadding="5" border="1">
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| 	<caption>Regular CRC Operations</caption>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<th>Operation</th>
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| 		<th>Description</th>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>void process_bit( bool bit );</code></td>
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| 		<td>Feeds the single <var>bit</var> to the computer, updating
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| 			the interim CRC.  It is only defined for the slow CRC
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| 			computer.</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>void process_bits( unsigned char bits, std::size_t
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| 			bit_count );</code></td>
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| 		<td>Acts as applying <code>process_bit</code> to the lowest
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| 			<var>bit_count</var> bits given in <var>bits</var>, most
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| 			significant relevant bit first.  The results are undefined
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| 			if <var>bit_count</var> exceeds the number of bits per byte.
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| 			It is only defined for the slow CRC computer.</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>void process_byte( unsigned char byte );</code></td>
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| 		<td>Acts as applying <code>process_bit</code> to the all the
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| 			bits in <var>byte</var>.  If reflection is not desired, the
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| 			bits are fed from the most to least significant.  The bits
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| 			are fed in the opposite order if reflection is desired.</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>void process_block( void const *bytes_begin, void
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| 			const *bytes_end );</code></td>
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| 		<td>Acts as applying <code>process_byte</code> to each byte in
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| 			the given memory block.  This memory block starts at
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| 			<var>bytes_begin</var> and finishes before
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| 			<var>bytes_end</var>.  The bytes are processed in that
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| 			order.</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>void  process_bytes( void const *buffer, std::size_t
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| 			byte_count );</code></td>
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| 		<td>Acts as applying <code>process_byte</code> to each byte in
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| 			the given memory block.  This memory block starts at
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| 			<var>buffer</var> and lasts for <var>byte_count</var> bytes.
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| 			 The bytes are processed in ascending order.</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>value_type checksum() const;</code></td>
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| 		<td>Returns the CRC checksum of the data passed in so far,
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| 			possibly after applying the remainder-reflection and
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| 			exclusive-or operations.</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>void  operator ()( unsigned char byte );</code></td>
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| 		<td>Calls <code>process_byte</code>.  This member function lets
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| 			its object act as a (stateful) function object.  It is only
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| 			defined for the fast CRC computer.</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>value_type  operator ()() const;</code></td>
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| 		<td>Calls <code>checksum</code>.  This member function lets
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| 			its object act as a generator function object.  It is only
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| 			defined for the fast CRC computer.</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| </table>
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| 
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| <p>You can use them like this:</p>
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| 
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| <blockquote><pre>#include <boost/crc.hpp>      <i>// for boost::crc_basic, boost::crc_optimal</i>
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| #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>  <i>// for boost::uint16_t</i>
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| 
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| #include <algorithm>  <i>// for std::for_each</i>
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| #include <cassert>    <i>// for assert</i>
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| #include <cstddef>    <i>// for std::size_t</i>
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| #include <iostream>   <i>// for std::cout</i>
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| #include <ostream>    <i>// for std::endl</i>
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| 
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| 
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| // Main function
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| int
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| main ()
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| {
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|     // This is "123456789" in ASCII
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|     unsigned char const  data[] = { 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x34, 0x35, 0x36, 0x37,
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|      0x38, 0x39 };
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|     std::size_t const    data_len = sizeof( data ) / sizeof( data[0] );
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| 
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|     // The expected CRC for the given data
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|     boost::uint16_t const  expected = 0x29B1;
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| 
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|     // Simulate CRC-CCITT
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|     boost::crc_basic<16>  crc_ccitt1( 0x1021, 0xFFFF, 0, false, false );
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|     crc_ccitt1.process_bytes( data, data_len );
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|     assert( crc_ccitt1.checksum() == expected );
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| 
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|     // Repeat with the optimal version (assuming a 16-bit type exists)
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|     boost::crc_optimal<16, 0x1021, 0xFFFF, 0, false, false>  crc_ccitt2;
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|     crc_ccitt2 = std::for_each( data, data + data_len, crc_ccitt2 );
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|     assert( crc_ccitt2() == expected );
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| 
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|     std::cout << "All tests passed." << std::endl;
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|     return 0;
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| }
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| </pre></blockquote>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="crc_func">CRC Function</a></h2>
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| 
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| <blockquote><pre>template < std::size_t Bits, <em>impl_def</em> TruncPoly,
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|  <em>impl_def</em> InitRem, <em>impl_def</em> FinalXor,
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|  bool ReflectIn, bool ReflectRem >
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| typename boost::uint_t<Bits>::fast
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| boost::crc( void const *buffer, std::size_t byte_count );
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| </pre></blockquote>
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| 
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| <p>The <code>boost::crc</code> function template computes the CRC of a
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| given data block.  The data block starts at the address given by
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| <var>buffer</var> and lasts for <var>byte_count</var> bytes.  The CRC
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| parameters are passed through template arguments, identical to the
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| optimized CRC computer (<a href="#crc_optimal">see above</a>).  In fact,
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| such a computer is used to implement this function.</p>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="a_crc_func">Augmented-CRC Functions</a></h2>
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| 
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| <blockquote><pre>template < std::size_t Bits, <em>impl_def</em> TruncPoly >
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| typename boost::uint_t<Bits>::fast
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| boost::augmented_crc( void const *buffer, std::size_t byte_count,
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|  typename boost::uint_t<Bits>::fast initial_remainder );
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| 
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| template < std::size_t Bits, <em>impl_def</em> TruncPoly >
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| typename boost::uint_t<Bits>::fast
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| boost::augmented_crc( void const *buffer, std::size_t byte_count );
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| </pre></blockquote>
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| 
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| <p>All the other CRC-computing function or class templates work assuming
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| that the division steps start immediately on the first message bits. 
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| The two <code>boost::augmented_crc</code> function templates have a
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| different division order.  Instead of combining (<i>via</i> bitwise
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| exclusive-or) the current message bit with the highest bit of a separate
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| remainder, these templates shift a new message bit into the low bit of a
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| remainder register as the highest bit is shifted out.  The new method
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| means that the bits in the inital remainder value are processed before
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| any of the actual message bits are processed.  To compensate, the real
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| CRC can only be extracted after feeding enough zero bits (the same count
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| as the register size) after the message bits.</p>
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| 
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| <p>The template parameters of both versions of the function template are
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| the CRC's bit size (<code>Bits</code>) and the truncated polynominal
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| (<code>TruncPoly</code>).  The version of the function template that
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| takes two arguments calls the three-argument version with the
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| <var>initial_remainder</var> parameter filled as zero.  Both versions
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| work on the data block starting at the address <var>buffer</var> for
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| <var>byte_count</var> bytes.</p>
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| 
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| <p>These function templates are useful if the bytes of the CRC directly
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| follow the message's bytes.  First, set the bytes of where the CRC will
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| go to zero.  Then use <code>augmented_crc</code> over the augmented
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| message, <i>i.e.</i> the message bytes and the appended CRC bytes.  Then
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| assign the result to the CRC.  To later check a received message, either
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| use <code>augmented_crc</code> (with the same parameters as
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| transmission, of course) on the received <em>unaugmented</em> message
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| and check if the result equals the CRC, or use
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| <code>augmented_crc</code> on the received <em>augmented</em> message
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| and check if the result equals zero.  Note that the CRC has to be stored
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| with the more-significant bytes first (big-endian).</p>
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| 
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| <p>Interruptions in the CRC data can be handled by feeding the result of
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| <code>augmented_crc</code> of the previous data block as the
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| <var>initial_remainder</var> when calling <code>augmented_crc</code> on
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| the next data block.  Remember that the actual CRC can only be
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| determined after feeding the augmented bytes.  Since this method uses
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| modulo-2 polynominal division at its most raw, neither final XOR values
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| nor reflection can be used.</p>
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| 
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| <p>Note that for the same CRC system, the initial remainder for
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| augmented message method will be different than for the unaugmented
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| message method.  The main exception is zero; if the augmented-CRC
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| algorithm uses a zero initial remainder, the equivalent unaugmented-CRC
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| algorithm will also use a zero initial remainder.  Given an initial
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| remainder for a augmented-CRC algorithm, the result from processing just
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| zero-valued CRC bytes without any message bytes is the equivalent inital
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| remainder for the unaugmented-CRC algorithm.  An example follows:</p>
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| 
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| <blockquote><pre>#include <boost/crc.hpp>      <i>// for boost::crc_basic, boost::augmented_crc</i>
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| #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>  <i>// for boost::uint16_t</i>
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| 
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| #include <cassert>    <i>// for assert</i>
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| #include <iostream>   <i>// for std::cout</i>
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| #include <ostream>    <i>// for std::endl</i>
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| 
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| 
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| // Main function
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| int
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| main ()
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| {
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|     using boost::uint16_t;
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|     using boost::augmented_crc;
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| 
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|     uint16_t        data[6] = { 2, 4, 31, 67, 98, 0 };
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|     uint16_t const  init_rem = 0x123;
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| 
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|     uint16_t  crc1 = augmented_crc<16, 0x8005>( data, sizeof(data), init_rem );
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| 
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|     uint16_t const  zero = 0;
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|     uint16_t const  new_init_rem = augmented_crc<16, 0x8005>( &zero, sizeof(zero) );
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| 
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|     boost::crc_basic<16>  crc2( 0x8005, new_init_rem );
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|     crc2.process_block( data, &data[5] );  // don't include CRC
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|     assert( crc2.checksum() == crc1 );
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| 
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|     std::cout << "All tests passed." << std::endl;
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|     return 0;
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| }
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| </pre></blockquote>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="crc_ex">Pre-Defined CRC Samples</a></h2>
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| 
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| <p>Four sample CRC types are given, representing several common CRC
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| algorithms.  For example, computations from <code>boost::crc_32_type</code>
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| can be used for implementing the PKZip standard.  Note that, in general, this
 | |
| library is concerned with CRC implementation, and not with determining
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| "good" sets of CRC parameters.</p>
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| 
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| <table cellpadding="5" border="1">
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| 	<caption>Common CRCs</caption>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<th>Algorithm</th>
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| 		<th>Example Protocols</th>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>crc_16_type</code></td>
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| 		<td>BISYNCH, ARC</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>crc_ccitt_type</code></td>
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| 		<td>designated by CCITT (Comité Consultatif International
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| 		    Télégraphique et Téléphonique)</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>crc_xmodem_type</code></td>
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| 		<td>XMODEM</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| 	<tr>
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| 		<td><code>crc_32_type</code></td>
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| 		<td>PKZip, AUTODIN II, Ethernet, FDDI</td>
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| 	</tr>
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| </table>
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| 
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| <hr>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="references">References</a></h2>
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| 
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| <ul>
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| 	<li>The CRC header itself: <cite><a href="../../boost/crc.hpp">crc.hpp</a></cite>
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| 	<li>Some test code: <cite><a href="test/crc_test.cpp">crc_test.cpp</a></cite>
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| 	<li>Some example code: <cite><a href="crc_example.cpp">crc_example.cpp</a></cite>
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| </ul>
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| 
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| <h2><a name="credits">Credits</a></h2>
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| 
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| <h3><a name="contributors">Contributors</a></h3>
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| 
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| <dl>
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| 	<dt>Michael Barr (<a
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| 		href="mailto:mbarr@netrino.com">mbarr@netrino.com</a>)
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| 	<dd>Wrote <a
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| 		href="http://www.netrino.com/Connecting/2000-01/">Easier Said
 | |
| 		Than Done</a>, a less-confusing guide to implementing CRC
 | |
| 		algorithms.  (Originally published as "Slow and Steady
 | |
| 		Never Lost the Race" in the January 2000 issue of <cite><a
 | |
| 		href="http://www.embedded.com/">Embedded Systems
 | |
| 		Programming</a></cite>, pages 37–46.)
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| 
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| 	<dt>Daryle Walker
 | |
| 	<dd>Started the library and contributed the theoretical and optimal
 | |
| 		CRC computation class templates and the CRC computing function
 | |
| 		template.  Contributed <cite><a
 | |
| 		href="test/crc_test.cpp">crc_test.cpp</a></cite> and <cite><a
 | |
| 		href="crc_example.cpp">crc_example.cpp</a></cite>.
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| 
 | |
| 	<dt>Ross N. Williams
 | |
| 	<dd>Wrote <cite><a href="http://www.ross.net/crc/crcpaper.html">A
 | |
| 		Painless Guide to CRC Error Detection Algorithms</a></cite>, a
 | |
| 		definitive source of CRC information.
 | |
| </dl>
 | |
| 
 | |
| <h3><a name="acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></h3>
 | |
| 
 | |
| <p>For giving advice on compiler/C++ compliance, implementation,
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| interface, algorithms, and bug reports:</p>
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| 
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| <ul>
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| 	<li>Darin Adler</li>
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| 	<li>Beman Dawes</li>
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| 	<li>Doug Gregor</li>
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| 	<li>John Maddock</li>
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| 	<li>Joe Mariadassou</li>
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| 	<li>Jens Maurer</li>
 | |
| 	<li>Vladimir Prus</li>
 | |
| 	<li>Joel Young</li>
 | |
| </ul>
 | |
| 
 | |
| <h3><a name="history">History</a></h3>
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| 
 | |
| <dl>
 | |
| 	<dt>15 Jun 2003, Daryle Walker
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| 	<dd>Added example program.
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| 
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| 	<dt>14 May 2001, Daryle Walker
 | |
| 	<dd>Initial version.
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| </dl>
 | |
| 
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| <hr>
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| 
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| <p>Revised: 15 June 2003</p>
 | |
| 
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| <p>Copyright 2001, 2003 Daryle Walker.  Use, modification, and distribution
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| are subject to the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.  (See accompanying
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| file <a href="../../LICENSE_1_0.txt">LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> or a copy at
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| <<a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>>.)</p>
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