A method and apparatus for allocating work requests among a plurality of processors attached to a data ring. Each processor has an interface for communicating with the data ring. The interface for each work request accepting processor has a memory defining a plurality of destination addresses for which...http://www.google.de/patents/US5155858?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5155858 - Twin-threshold load-sharing system with each processor in a multiprocessor ring adjusting its own assigned task list based on workload threshold
