Index: /branches/BNC_2.12/src/bncutils.cpp
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--- /branches/BNC_2.12/src/bncutils.cpp	(revision 9370)
+++ /branches/BNC_2.12/src/bncutils.cpp	(revision 9371)
@@ -1043,4 +1043,10 @@
 }
 
+// Extracts k bits from position p and returns the extracted value as integer
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+int bitExtracted(int number, int k, int p) {
+  return (((1 << k) - 1) & (number >> (p - 1)));
+}
+
 // Convert RTCM3 lock-time indicator to minimum lock time in seconds
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////