Active buffered memory

A method for operating an active buffered memory device that includes memory and a processing element, the method comprising:

• receiving, in the processing element, a command from a requestor;
• loading, in the processing element, a program based on the command, the program comprising a store instruction loaded from a first location in a memory vault, the memory of the active buffered memory device arranged in a plurality of layers forming the memory vault as a three-dimensional blocked region of the active buffered memory device, and the processing element in communication with the memory vault;
• performing, by the processing element, the program, the performing comprising storing data in the processing element to a memory location in the memory vault of the active buffered memory device;
• generating, by the processing element, a virtual address of the second memory location based on the store instruction;
• and
• translating, by the processing element, the virtual address into a real address.

A system for memory operation, the system comprising:

• a memory arranged in a plurality of layers forming a memory vault as a three-dimensional blocked region and a processing element, the system configured to perform a method comprising:
• receiving, in the processing element, a command from a requestor;
• loading, in the processing element, a program based on the command, the program comprising an instruction sequence loaded from a location in the memory vault;
• loading, in the processing element, configuration information based on the command, the configuration information comprising information relating to virtual addresses and real addresses in the memory vault;
• and
• performing, by the processing element, the instruction sequence loaded into the processing element.