When decoded, the receiver computes syndrome bits by XORing received bits at parity positions. The syndrome directly indicates the bit position of any single-bit error (0 = no error).
Comparison to Hamming(7,4)
Code
Data
Parity
Total
Efficiency
Hamming(7,4)
4
3
7
57%
Hamming(15,11)
11
4
15
73%
Larger Hamming codes are more efficient but require more complex circuits.
Usage
python
1from safetensors.torch import load_file
23w = load_file('model.safetensors')4# See model.py for reference implementation