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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1993
Mark S Birrittella, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Richard E Kessler, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Steven M Oberlin, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Randal S Passint, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Greg Thorson, Altoona, WI (US);
Cray Research, Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Abstract
A multidimensional interconnection and routing apparatus for a parallel processing computer connects together processing elements in a three-dimensional structure. The interconnection and routing apparatus includes a plurality of processing element nodes. A communication connects at least one of the processing elements with a host system. An interconnection network connects together the processing element nodes in an X, Y, and Z dimension. The network includes communication paths connecting each of the plurality of processing elements to adjacent processing elements in the plus and minus directions of each of the X, Y, and Z dimensions.