1. Method for storing data packets, the data of a data packet present in a particular data transmission format being stored in a memory ( 1 ) which is subdivided into memory blocks ( 7 ) of the same size, in which the data packet to be stored is associated with a descriptor ( 8 ) which comprises a data field ( 14 ) with a reference to the start addresses of the memory blocks ( 7 ) of the memory ( 1 ) in which the data of the data packet are to be stored, and in which the data of the data packet are stored in the memory ( 1 ) by using the descriptor ( 8 ).