Method and apparatus for managing an event processing system

An event processing system, comprising:

• a master event processing device adapted to communicate with an application and to manage a first fabric of incoming messages, the master event processing device further adapted to store a data entry corresponding to a request for incoming message received at a subordinate event processing device and to receive a message processing request for a permission from the subordinate event processing device to process an incoming message corresponding to the data entry;
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• the subordinate event processing device adapted to communicate with the application and to manage a second fabric of incoming messages, the subordinate event processing device further adapted to send the request for the permission to the master event processing device to process the incoming message corresponding to the data entry.

A network communicating with a plurality of computing devices, the plurality of computing device comprising:

• a master MPI device adapted to communicate with an application and to manage a master fabric of incoming messages, the master MPI passing device further adapted to store a first data entry corresponding to a request for incoming message received at a first subordinate MPI device and to receive a request for a permission from the first subordinate MPI device to receive an incoming message corresponding to the first data entry;
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• the subordinate MPI device adapted to communicate with the application and to manage a first subordinate fabric of incoming messages, the subordinate MPI device further adapted to send the request for the permission to the master MPI device to receive the incoming message corresponding to the first data entry.