Summary: are stacked one on top of another so the processors are connected both vertically and horizontally Figure 3 2 2 1 1 shows the resulting topology which is called a grid or a mesh Figure 3 2 2 1 1 Mesh Grid As with three dimensional rings there are multiple paths between any two nodes and so the network is tolerant of the failure of specific nodes The
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