Author: Stan Eisenstat
Subject: Re: [Cs323] hamming code overall parity
Date: Monday, 12 Oct 2020, 07:26:42

    > Message Posted By: Unknown
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    > Is the overall parity p_0 extending hamming code used to keep the sum of
    > all parity bits odd, ...

Yes, which is why it is called the OVERALL parity bit.
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    >                  ... or the sum of all parity and data bits odd? ...

No.
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    >                                                             ...  I thought
    > it's the latter, but reading your answer on previous question about
    > "overall parity being bad means the overall parity + parity bits is even"
    > led me to think it's the former case. I'd appreciate the clarification!

See above.

--Stan-