Patent ID: 8929378
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for analyzing a data packet, the apparatus comprising: a deriving unit configured to access data of the data packet and output first and second information relating to the data packet, a calculating unit configured to, on the basis of the first information, select one of a plurality of predetermined functions, and derive third information by applying the selected function to the second information, and an output element configured to output the third information together with at least part of the data packet, wherein the deriving unit is configured to output the first information relating to a type of the data packet, a standard to which the data packet conforms and/or which data item(s) is/are present in the data packet, the apparatus further comprising a plurality of outputs, wherein the output element is configured to, for a data packet, identify an output on the basis of the third information relating to the data packet and output the third information relating to the data packet and the at least part of the data packet on the identified output.