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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] iSCSI: Nailing down CRC-32CAt the interim meeting, it was stated that iSCSI has selected the CRC-32C polynomial as its required iSCSI-level header and data CRC. Now that we have it, it's time to move on and make sure we can implement it. In the interest of interoperability, we need to not only specify the polynomial, but also the initial values, bit and byte ordering, etc. "A Painless Guide to CRC Error Detection Algorithms" (http://www.ross.net/crc/crcpaper.html) specifies a method to unambiguously characterize these parameters (sections 15 and 16). Has anyone taken a shot at defining these yet? Otherwise, here is what it might look like: Name : "CRC-32C" Width : 32 Poly : 1EDC6F41 (note that the leading "1" is implied) Init : FFFFFFFF RefIn : True RefOut : True XorOut : FFFFFFFF Check : ? I haven't attempted to create check data based on these yet. As soon as the other parameters are nailed down, we need to do this. Anyway, I am not a CRC expert, and can't make any statement about the above values being the "best" way to do this, but instead just copied them (except the polynomial itself) from the Ethernet CRC, since that is likely the easiest for everyone implementing hardware to deal with. If someone else is already doing this, let me know; I just wanted to start this thread so we can get closure. Regards, Mark -- Mark A. Bakke Cisco Systems mbakke@cisco.com 763.398.1054
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