This invention relates to a system and method for adapting the ports of computing elements in transferring data between computing elements on a network. Ports of the computing elements are interconnected for data transfer through a switch complex. The interconnected ports are adapted to cooperate together...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5999992?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5999992 - System and method for controlling the direction of data flow between computing elements