If the CRC has Polynomial of degree n, then what is the probability of detecting errors greater then n ?

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  1. \(\frac{1}{2^{n-1}}\)
  2. \(\frac{1}{2^{n+1}}\)
  3. \(\frac{1}{2^{n}}\)
  4. \(\frac{1}{2^{n+2}}\)

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Option 1 : \(\frac{1}{2^{n-1}}\)
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Explanation:
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) is an error-detecting code used to detect accidental changes to raw data.

If a CRC uses a generator polynomial of degree n, it can detect all burst errors of length ≤ n, and for burst errors of length > n, the probability of detecting them is:

P = 1 / 2n−1

This is based on the assumption that the undetected error patterns are uniformly distributed and the generator is chosen properly.

Final Answer: Option 1) 1 / 2n−1

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