Adaptive router architecture enabling efficient internal communication

A router enabling efficient internal communication comprising:

• a plurality of elements each having an element identifier, the plurality of elements being subdivided into a plurality of groups of at least one element, wherein each group has a common identifier and wherein each member within each group shares redundant capabilities, wherein each of the plurality of elements:
• communicates with at least another element of the plurality of elements by addressing information to the common identifier instead of the element identifier;
• and
• within at least one of the plurality of groups, more than one elements being available to serve requests addressed to the corresponding common identifier;
• a first element:
• is identified as a primary element for the group;
• and
• serves requests addressed to the corresponding common identifier;
• and
• a second element:
• is subsequently identified dynamically as the primary element for the group while the first element is still available to serve requests addressed to the corresponding common identifier;
• and
• serves requests addressed to the corresponding common identifier.