A system for performing Bit Interleaved Parity-8 (BIP-8) computation on large concatenated payloads, in a processing node of an optical communications networks. The BIP-8 computation system comprises storage means associated with each processing strip for allowing the comparison between calculated and...http://www.google.de/patents/US7428249?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7428249 - Pointer processing and path BIP-8 computation for large concatenated payloads