PROCESSOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A NUMBER OF POSTS INTERCONNECTED BY A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND POST TO BE USED IN SUCH A PROCESSOR SYSTEM

摘要

P A PROCESSOR SYSTEM HAS ONE OR MORE POSTS 20, 22, 24 CONNECTED BY A GLOBAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK. EACH POST HAS ONE OR MORE PROCESSORS 34, 36. IN THE POSTS, SUPERPROCESSES 74, 76, 80, WHICH INCLUDE EACH ONE OR MORE PROCESSES 80 ... 90, CAN BE PERFORMED. EACH SUPERPROCESS IS PROVIDED FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD, OF A LETTER BOX SPACE 50, 52, 54 IN WHICH OTHER SUPERPROCESSORS CAN ALSO WRITE, BUT ON WHICH ONLY THE SUPERPROCESSUS IN QUESTION CAN READ. PROCESSES IN THE SAME PROCESS MAY HAVE VARYING DATA TOGETHER, BUT THEIR REGISTER PILE IS IN ANY CASE PRIVATE. EACH LETTER BOX HAS A FILL LEVEL INDICATOR. WHEN READING IN EMPTY LETTERBOX SPACE, A WAIT SIGNAL IS ISSUED FOR THE PROCESS IN ACTION; WRITING IN COMPLETE LETTERBOX SPACE PRODUCES AN ERROR SIGNAL. IN ADDITION, A JOB CONTROL SYSTEM IS PRESENT TO DISTRIBUTE WORK ON POSTS, USING AN APPLICATION LOADING KIT. / P