Patent ID: 6934276
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a communication device, a method of early detection of configuration information of a predetermined type, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of framed data packets, each of the framed data packets containing an information portion; detecting a beginning of the information portion within one of the framed data packets, the detecting including scanning the plurality of the framed data packets and establishing the beginning of the information portion for one of the framed data packets by identifying a frame-demarcating character; unescaping contents of a predetermined number of bytes within the information portion; identifying when the contents of the unescaped predetermined number of bytes includes predetermined characters; unescaping contents of additional consecutive bytes succeeding the predetermined number of bytes when the contents of the unescaped predetermined number of bytes includes the predetermined characters; identifying when contents of the unescaped predetermined number of bytes and contents of additional consecutive bytes contain the configuration information of a predetermined type; and when the configuration information is of a predetermined type, unframing the one of the framed data packets when the information portion contains the configuration information of a predetermined type.