Methods and apparatus that enable a first network protocol provider, executing on a first computer system, and a second network protocol provider, executing on a second computer system which is directly interconnected to the first computer system, to communicate at high speed, with low latency, over...http://www.google.se/patents/US6473803?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6473803 - Virtual LAN interface for high-speed communications between heterogeneous computer systems
