Methods and systems for a programmable filtering offset may include
filtering desired data located at a variable offset from a start of a
particular message in a data stream using a programmable hardware filter
module. The variable offset may be specified in bits or bytes. The
programmable hardware filter module may start filtering from an offset
corresponding to the start of the desired data. The programmable hardware
filter module may be a variable length filter or a fixed length filter.
An offset from the start of a particular message may be determined, where
the desired data that may be compared may start after the offset from the
beginning of the message. The programmable hardware filter module may be
configured with the determined offset.