A processor includes a digital throttle to monitor the activity of various units of the processor’s instruction execution pipeline, and to determine a power state for the processor from the monitored activity. One of the network nodes is selected to be a directory server node that stores a combined application directory. High speed decoding is accomplished by reducing the DFE depth by providing an input signal from a multiple decision feedback equalizer to the Viterbi based on a tail value and a subset of coefficient values received from a unit depth decision-feedback equalizer. The tensioner includes an exteriorly accessible adjuster for incrementally moving the lateral end of the tensioner medially or laterally for tightening or loosening the cuff. The subcutaneous electrode is adapted to be implanted in a frontal region of the patient so as to overlap a portion of the patient’s heart. The flagging component can generate a flagged signal based on the maximum indicator signal and the minimum indicator signal.