The document discusses the Hamming network, which is a two-layer neural network for pattern classification. The first layer, called the Hamming network, calculates the Hamming distance between input patterns and stored prototype patterns, and the second layer, called MAXNET, selects the output of the first layer with the minimum Hamming distance. The document provides details on the structure and learning algorithm of the Hamming network and demonstrates its ability to correctly classify patterns even with noise or missing information.