Armstrong II: a loosely coupled multiprocessor with a reconfigurable communications architecture

The Armstrong II processing node is a new addition to the Armstrong multiprocessor system. This new design greatly enhances the processing and network performance, yet is relatively simple, inexpensive and easily reproduced. Network performance is improved through the addition of a dedicated communications processor closely linked with a reconfigurable element, which allows testing of different communication architectures after the board is fabricated, and also provides a bridge not only to previously designed processing nodes, but also to future nodes