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Update src/part2/serial-link.md
Co-authored-by: Antonio Vivace <avivace4@gmail.com>
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The first step is detection.
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The receiver needs to test the integrity of every incoming data packet, before doing anything else with it.
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We'll use a checksum for this:
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We'll use a [checksumming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checksum) mechanism for this:
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- The sender calculates a checksum of the outgoing packet and the result is transmitted as part of the packet transfer.
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- The receiver performs the same calculation and compares the result with the value from the sender.
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- If the values match, the packet is intact.

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