MASSIVELY PARALLEL COMPUTER INCLUDING AUXILIARY VECTOR PROCESSOR

摘要

A computer system including a plurality of processing nodes (11) interconnected by a network (15). Each processing node comprises a network interface (22), a memory module (24), a vector processor (21) and a node processor. The vector processor (21) is connected to the memory module for performing vector data processing operations in connection with data in the memory module in response to vector instructions from the node processor. The node processor (20) is responsive to commands to (i) process data in the memory module, (ii) generate vector instructions for controlling the auxiliary processor, and (iii) control the generation of messages by the network interface. The network transfers messages generated by the network interfaces of the processing nodes among the processing nodes thereby to transfer information thereamong. A control arrangement (12, 14) generates commands to control the processing nodes in parallel.