private int[] payloadStringToArray(String payload) {

		int[] deltaValues = new int[sizeOfNetwork];
		int soNcounter = 0;
		int i = 0;
		while (i < payload.length()) {
			if (payload.charAt(i) == '_' || payload.charAt(i) == ',' || payload.charAt(i) == ' ') {
				i++;
				continue;
			}
			else if (payload.charAt(i) == '-') {
				deltaValues[soNcounter] = -1;
				i++;
			}
			else {
				deltaValues[soNcounter] = Character.getNumericValue(payload.charAt(i));
			}
			soNcounter++;
			i++;
		}

		return deltaValues;
	}