a bit that was zero in one 16-bit integer is corrupted to one, and the same bit in
another 16-bit integer that was one is corrupted to zero, the problem will not be
detected. It is statistically relatively unlikely that such an event will occur.
And what happens if an error is detected? Well, IP is built on the assump-
tion that it is an unreliable delivery protocol, and that datagrams may be lost.
Bearing this in mind, it is acceptable for a node that detects an error to silently
discard a packet. Transit nodes might not detect errors because they can simply ...
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