1. A method of synchronizing configurable elements of a data processing unit, the data processing unit having a multi-dimensional cell architecture, comprising: transmitting in a network a status signal by a first element of the configurable elements to at least one second element of the configurable elements during a run-time state of the data processing unit and while at least another element of the configurable elements processes data, the status signal indicating an internal state of the first element; receiving the status signal by the at least one second element; and processing data by the at least one second element as a function of the received status signal.