A mat or mat-pre-form hybrid for use in an exhaust gas treatment device, such as catalytic converters and diesel particulate traps that are used in automotive exhaust systems. The mechanism allows the Domain Name System infrastructure to efficiently control the overload condition by registering user end points with backup border elements, and by staggering and by randomizing the time-to-live parameter in registrations with backup border elements. The host controller is configured to managed inputoutput of the storage device.