Systems and methods for offloading processing from a host to storage processing units using an interconnect network

A method for offloading processing from a host to one or more storage processing units each comprising a non-volatile memory (NVM), the method comprising:

• sending a processing task from the host to a first storage processing unit (SPU) of a plurality of SPUs via a host interface;
• commanding the first SPU to perform the processing task;
• and
• commanding an interconnection network to couple two or more of the plurality of SPUs, wherein the interconnection network is configured to enable direct data transfer between SPUs connected thereto.

A method for offloading processing from a host to one or more storage processing units each comprising a non-volatile memory (NVM), the method comprising:

• receiving a processing task from the host at a first storage processing unit (SPU) of a plurality of SPUs via a host interface;
• performing, at the first SPU, the processing task;
• and
• transferring data from the first SPU to a second SPU via an interconnection network.

A method for offloading processing from a host to one or more storage processing units each comprising a non-volatile memory (NVM), the method comprising:

• receiving a processing task from the host at a second storage processing unit (SPU) of a plurality of SPUs via a host interface;
• performing, at the second SPU, the processing task;
• and
• receiving data, at the second SPU, from a first SPU via an interconnection network.