Appeal 2007-2701
Application 10/079,811
THE INVENTION
The disclosed invention relates to the field of data processing systems.
More particularly, the disclosed invention relates to the simulation of data
processing systems including both a software component and a hardware
component (Specification 2).
Independent claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A method of simulating a system having a software
component and a hardware component, said method comprising
the steps of:
(i) modelling operation of said software component using
a software simulator;
(ii) modelling operation of said hardware component
using a hardware simulator;
(iii) linking said hardware simulator and said software
simulator to model interaction between said modelled operation
of said hardware component and said modelled operation of
said software component;
(iv) generating with a test controller, during said
modelling of software and hardware components and said
interaction, a software stimulus for said software component
and a hardware stimulus for said hardware component, said
software stimulus and said hardware stimulus are associated so
as to permit verification of correct interoperability of said
software component and said hardware component, wherein
said modelled interaction between said software component and
said hardware component proceeds independently of said test
controller;
(v) modelling the response of said software component to
said software stimulus; and
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