Design patterns for parallel computing using a network of processors

From Design Patterns to Parallel Architectural Skeletons

“…Some of the earlier systems include Code [4] and Frameworks [28]. Some of the recent systems based on similar ideas are Enterprise [26], Code2 [5], HeNCE [5], Tracs [2], and DPnDP [30].…”

“…As far as we know, DPnDP [30] is the first system that addresses the issues of both flexibility and extensibility. It was a nice attempt, but unfortunately it concentrates only on the structural aspects of a pattern and ignores the behavioral aspects (for instance, parallel computing model, communication-synchronization behavior inside a pattern) altogether.…”

A Novel Software-Built Parallel Machines and Their Interconnections

“…Some of the earlier systems include Frameworks [29], Enterprise [27], Code.2 [8], and HeNCE [8]. Some of the recent systems are Tracs [5], DPnDP [31], COPS [23], ASSIST [35] and eSkel [6]. Another stream of research works explored the use of parallel design patterns for substituting explicit parallel programming by a variety of pre-packaged parallel algorithmic forms, popularly known as algorithmic skeletons.…”

“…Support for extensibility in DPnDP [31] is also limited. It provides a platform independent class library, called NodeLayer.…”

“…Early systems such as Frameworks [29], Enterprise [27], and HeNCE [8] do not have any support for extensibility. The next line of parallel design pattern-based systems like Tracs [5], DPnDP [31], COPS [23] and ASSIST [35] have some support for extensibility. However, the support is often quite limited in several ways.…”