Patent ID: 6940921
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A device comprising at least a first module and a second module, said first module being intended to supply instructions to said second module, and said second module being intended to receive data and to perform at least one function that necessitates the execution of a succession of operations so as to produce a result based on a plurality of received data, characterized in that: said first module is arranged for supplying said instructions to the second module in predefined time windows, said instructions containing at least one operation indication, said second module comprises an operation counter intended to indicate the next operation to be executed, and a data counter intended to count the received data, and said second module is arranged for executing a received instruction only if the operation indication contained in the received instruction coincides with the next operation to be executed such as indicated by its operation counter, and if its data counter indicates that the data necessary for the execution of this operation are available.