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Commonly used Error Correcting Codes

We know error correcting codes are parameterized as (n,k,d) codes. I wanted to know the values of these parameters for some commonly used error correcting codes in computer memories or in DRAMs, etc. ...
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Is the 2nd parity bit in RAID 6 a simple calculation?

I'm trying to understand how the 2nd parity bit or byte is set in RAID 6. I'm reading a paper by H. Peter Anvin, and it goes into Galois field algebra, which is somewhat new to me. Anyway, a rep from ...