A system for processing data includes a filtering module having a plurality of processing units, a state accumulator, and a merging network coupled to the processing units and the state accumulator. Each processing unit is configured to output a set of two sub-state vectors and a packet continuance indicator. The state accumulator is configured to store a state resulted from previous processing cycles by the processing units. The merging network is configured to output a master state vector based at least in part on the set of two sub-state vectors, the stored state, and the packet continuance indicators output from the processing units.