Parallel processing architecture for high performance digital signal processing

Currently, available digital signal processors (DSPs) offer extremely high computational performance, yet no convenient mechanism is available to solve the interconnection problem. Transputers are designed as building blocks for large processor arrays. Both hardware and software support the distribution of processes across configurations of multiple processors in a scalable way. An array of processors can be reconfigured by means of commercially available crossbar switches. A module is described that integrates the computing power of the DSP with the communication facilities of the transputer in an industry standard package