Integrated circuit capable of marker stripping

An apparatus comprising an integrated circuit, wherein the integrated circuit is capable of:

• defining an initial source address within a source memory device;
• performing an initial data read operation to retrieve a first X-byte data portion from the source memory device, wherein the initial data read operation begins at the initial source address;
• and
• incrementing the initial source address by Y bytes to define a secondary source address within the source memory device;
• wherein Y is greater than X.

A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to:

• define an initial source address within a source memory device;
• perform an initial data read operation to retrieve a first X-byte data portion from the source memory device, wherein the initial data read operation begins at the initial source address;
• and
• increment the initial source address by Y bytes to define a secondary source address within the source memory device;
• wherein Y is greater than X.

An expansion card comprising an integrated circuit capable of communicating in accordance with a plurality of different communication protocols, the expansion card being capable of being coupled to a bus, and the integrated circuit further being capable of:

• defining an initial source address within a source memory device;
• performing an initial data read operation to retrieve a first X-byte data portion from the source memory device, wherein the initial data read operation begins at the initial source address;
• and
• incrementing the initial source address by Y bytes to define a secondary source address within the source memory device;
• wherein Y is greater than X.