Patent ID: 6928587
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A device for analyzing digital data formulated in accordance with a communication protocol, comprising: a. a data memory for storing the digital data to be analyzed; b. a microcode memory for storing a microcode that represents at least part of the communication protocol; c. a data register for reading out a pre-determined number of bits from the data memory; d. a microcode register for reading out a pre-determined number of bits from the microcode memory, with the content of the microcode register being usable for analyzing the content of the data register; e. an output memory into which the results of the analysis are entered; f. a first addressing unit for addressing the data memory; and g. a second addressing unit for addressing the microcode memory, with the first and second addressing units being designed to take into account the content of the data register and/or the microcode register when subsequent addresses are determined.