Applying Architectural Patterns for Parallel Programming: Solving the Laplace Equation

Abstract

The Architectural Patterns for Parallel Programming is a collection of patterns related with a method for developing the coordination structure of parallel software systems. These architectural patterns take as input information (a) the available parallel hardware platform, (b) the parallel programming language of this platform, and (c) the analysis of the problem to solve, in terms of an algorithm and data. In this paper, it is presented the application of the architectural patterns along within the Coordination stage, as part of the Pattern-based Parallel Software Design Method, which aims for developing a coordination structure for solving the Laplace Equation. The Coordination stage here takes the information from the Problem Analysis presented in Section 2, selects an architectural pattern for the coordination in Section 3, and provides some elements about its implementationin Section 4.