Applying advanced digital simulation techniques in designing fault tolerant systems

Protocol, a services organization that is providing simulation solutions for the development of digital systems, is discussed. By leveraging the latest in design simulation technology, Protocol has addressed the problems associated with integrating today´s most complex systems. The author describes the capabilities developed by Protocol, and how they can be applied to the development of complex fault-tolerant systems. It is noted that the methodologies and techniques developed and applied by Protocol have proven that anomalies in system designs can be located and corrected early in the development process through the use of gate level system simulation (GLSS). Protocol´s concurrent hardware and software enabler (CHASE) provides the ability to debug software running on gate-level models of system hardware, thereby providing a software/hardware integration environment prior to fabrication. GLSS and CHASE together provide powerful capabilities needed by fault tolerant system designer