An apparatus for improving communication between network devices in a cluster. is provided. A filter is used to pre-process packets to determine if they need to be further processed by the processor of the network device. If true, the packets are presented on a bus either in real time or buffered and...http://www.google.de/patents/US7373430?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7373430 - Cluster accelerator network interface with filter
