A data handling system comprising a rearrangement network

A data handling system wherein the system is configured for receiving at an input a first plurality of commands, the plurality of commands comprising a plurality of read commands, and for producing at an output a second plurality of data objects; the system comprises: a plurality of memory banks, a distributor (102), a plurality of access modules (104), and a rearranging network (108). Wherein the commands are buffered to avoid bank conflicts, and wherein the retrieved data objects are rearranged by the rearrangement network.