Patent 7103726 was granted and assigned to Newisys on September, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided for increasing the efficiency of data access in a multiple processor, multiple cluster system. Mechanisms for reducing the number of transactions in a multiple cluster system are provided. In one example, memory controller filter information is used to probe a request or remote cluster while bypassing a home cluster memory controller.