International Conference on VLSI Design
A Two-Bit Error Correction Protocol for Low-Power Serial Communication in IoT Systems
Om Maheshwari, Bikram Paul
Abstract
This paper presents the Quantum-Inspired Error Detection Protocol (QIEDP), a novel error correction scheme for serial communication that adapts quantum stabilizer code principles-specifically multi-dimensional parity relationships and syndrome-based detection-to classical digital systems. QIEDP implements a (15,7,5) linear code providing 2-bit error correction with$O(1)$computational complexity using pre-computed lookup tables containing 105 correctable error patterns. Simulation results demonstrate consistent BER improvements of 1.6-1.8× over conventional UART with parity in typical IoT operating conditions (9-15 dB SNR), despite syndrome collisions limiting double-bit correction to 85.7% efficiency. The protocol achieves 46.7% code efficiency with 100% single-bit and 85.7% double-bit error correction rates using only 360 bytes of memory, making it particularly suitable for resource-constrained IoT applications requiring reliable communication in electromagnetically noisy environments.