a forward error correction encoder, coupled to the fast path and to the interleave path, for providing {HEAD ~ error correction} to {TAIL ~ the plurality} of frames to produce codewords in both the fast path and the interleave path, wherein each codeword is comprised of a plurality of bytes of data; and 
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a forward error correction encoder , coupled to the fast path and to the interleave path , for providing { HEAD ~ error correction } to { TAIL ~ the plurality } of frames to produce codewords in both the fast path and the interleave path , wherein each codeword is comprised of a plurality of bytes of data ; and
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