A transfer device transfers communication data, comprising: a search unit having a first search means that includes a first table and a first search circuit, the search unit referring to the first table using the first search circuit to search for the first transfer destination information from the first destination information; a search control unit that is a reconfigurable mechanism that creates search designation information and executes a first search designation information creation process of creating first search designation information; a control unit that controls the search unit and creates in the search unit at least a second search means including a second table and a second search circuit, the control unit controlling the search control unit to add to the search control unit a second search designation information creation process; and a transfer unit that receives the communication data and transmits the communication data to a transfer destination.