An infrastructure element can receive a first DMA request including a first address and the data, generate a meta request that comprises a resource key value and a doorbell address, and transmit the meta request via the infrastructure using the doorbell address. A remote DMA adapter can receive the meta...http://www.google.com/patents/US20060242332?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20060242332 - Distributed I/O bridging functionality