Method for processing data using a data processing network comprising a plurality of data processing modules, data processing module and data processing network

A method for processing data using a data processing network including a plurality of data processing modules, which each include at least one data processing component, wherein each data processing component is configured for a defined data processing task for processing the data, wherein each data processing module receives, as input data, data from at least one data source and/or output data from further data processing modules and generates output data which are network output data of the data processing network and/or input data of further data processing modules, wherein the following steps are carried out in the method for at least one data processing module:

• a) receiving at least one set of input data for performing the data processing task in the at least one data processing component of the data processing module;
• b) receiving a stimulus for activating the at least one data processing component of the data processing module and assigning a pipeline stage of the at least one data processing component;
• c) when the set of input data has been received in step a) and the stimulus has been received in step b):
• activating the pipeline stage of the at least one data processing component of the data processing module and performing the data processing task for which the data processing component is configured with the set of input data to generate output data;
• and
• d) providing the output data for further data processing and/or as network output data.

A data processing module for a data processing network, comprising:

• an input data receiving module to which an input memory is assigned;
• an output data provision module to which an output memory is assigned;
• at least one data processing component for performing a data processing task based on input data in the input memory and for generating output data for storage in the output memory;
• wherein the data processing module is configured to:
• a) receive at least one set of input data for performing the data processing task in the at least one data processing component of the data processing module,
• b) receive a stimulus for activating the at least one data processing component of the data processing module and assigning a pipeline stage of the data processing component,
• c) when the set of input data has been received in step a) and the stimulus has been received in step b):
• activate the pipeline stage of the at least one data processing component of the data processing module and perform the data processing task for which the data processing component is configured with the set of input data to generate output data, and
• d) provide the output data for further data processing and/or as network output data.

A data processing network, comprising:

• a plurality of data processing modules, each data processing module of the data processing modules including:
• an input data receiving module to which an input memory is assigned;
• an output data provision module to which an output memory is assigned;
• at least one data processing component for performing a data processing task based on input data in the input memory and for generating output data for storage in the output memory;
• wherein each data processing module is configured to:
• a) receive at least one set of input data for performing the data processing task in the at least one data processing component of the data processing module,
• b) receive a stimulus for activating the at least one data processing component of the data processing module and assigning a pipeline stage of the data processing component,
• c) when the set of input data has been received in step a) and the stimulus has been received in step b):
• activate the pipeline stage of the at least one data processing component of the data processing module and perform the data processing task for which the data processing component is configured with the set of input data to generate output data, and
• d) provide the output data for further data processing and/or as network output data.