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In order to determine a transfer path of a message to a receiving-end processor group, a processor includes a routing bit generation circuit, and an exchange switch includes partial broadcast path control circuits and a path control information alteration circuit. In order to define the range of a r

In order to determine a transfer path of a message to a receiving-end processor group, a processor includes a routing bit generation circuit, and an exchange switch includes partial broadcast path control circuits and a path control information alteration circuit. In order to define the range of a receiving-end processor group, a network includes transfer control circuits. A crossbar switch includes transfer control circuits associated with output ports and a boundary register group. When a partial broadcast message is transferred from an input port in the downstream direction of an output port, it is decided whether a belonging to the partial broadcast range associated with a connected to the particular input port is connected to the particular output port, whereby the particular partial broadcast message is transferred from the same output port.

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[ What is claimed is:] [12.] A parallel computer including a plurality of processors and a network for connecting said processors, said network including a plurality of partial networks for transferring messages therebetween, said parallel computer comprises:a plurality of both input and output term

[ What is claimed is:] [12.] A parallel computer including a plurality of processors and a network for connecting said processors, said network including a plurality of partial networks for transferring messages therebetween, said parallel computer comprises:a plurality of both input and output terminals providing for each of said partial networks, for receiving and transmitting the messages between said partial networks;circuits included in said partial network and provided for the corresponding input terminals respectively, for holding information indicating said output terminals to which a partial broadcast message received at said input terminal is transferred;a judgement circuit provided in said partial network, for determining said output terminals to which the partial broadcast message received at said input terminal is transferred in response to the information; anda switch circuit for switching a broadcast message received at said input terminal to said output terminals, and for switching the partial broadcast message received at said input terminal to said output terminal in accordance with a result from said judgement circuit in order to output the partial broadcast message received at said input terminal from said output terminals determined by said judgement circuit.