A system and method for retrieving information from a frame. A plurality of entries is initialized in a translation table. The translation table has a plurality of rows. Each of the plurality of rows represents a state. The rows have a plurality of entries. Each of the entries corresponds to a character. An indication of a current state is maintained and a frame is received. The frame includes a plurality of characters. A selected character from the frame is chosen. A translation row is selected in the translation table corresponding to the indication of the current state. An entry is located in the selected translation row in the translation table. The entry corresponds to the selected character. The character is translated. The translated character is stored in an output buffer.