Storage device

A storage device comprising:

• a processing unit configured to issue a control instruction for reading out or writing data;
• and
• a plurality of storage units connected to each other in two- or more-dimensional arrangement, wherein
• the processing unit includes
• a processor, and
• a network communication unit configured to communicate with an external network connected to the processor via a bus, and
• the storage unit includes
• a processor input/output port connected to the processing unit via the bus,
• a storage-unit input/output port connected to an adjacent storage unit thereto,
• a memory capable of storing data, and
• a routing unit configured to perform a transfer process by determining a transfer route of the data to another one of the storage units on the basis of positional information of the storage unit included in the data.