// Use buffered channel to take care of burst sends or slow w.Write()
	mergeCh := make(chan []byte, globalAPIConfig.getRequestsPoolCapacity()*len(globalEndpoints.Hostnames()))
	localCh := make(chan event.Event, globalAPIConfig.getRequestsPoolCapacity())

	// Convert local messages to JSON and send to mergeCh
	go func() {
		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(grid.GetByteBuffer()[:0])
		enc := json.NewEncoder(buf)