Abstract: A multi-processor includes multiple processing clusters for performing assigned applications. Each cluster includes a set of compute engines, with each compute engine coupled to a set of cache memory. A compute engine includes a central processing unit and a coprocessor with a set of application engines. The central processing unit and coprocessor are coupled to the compute engine's associated cache memory. The sets of cache memory within a cluster are also coupled to one another.

Abstract: An architecture for controlling a multiprocessing system to provide at least one network service to subscriber data packets transmitted in the system using a plurality of compute elements, comprising a management compute element including service set-up information for at least one service and at least one processing compute element applying said at least one network service to said data packets and communicating service set-up information with the management compute element in order to perform service specific operations on data packets. In a further embodiment, a method of controlling a processing system including a plurality of processors is disclosed.