Patent 7627462 was granted and assigned to Arm on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A hardware simulation and validation system is provided using a plurality of signal interface controllers to exchange stimulus and response signals with a hardware simulation. The action of the signal interface controllers is coordinated by a test scenario manager which exchanges test scenario controlling messages with the signal interface controllers. The test scenario controlling messages specify simulation actions to be performed and when those simulation actions are to be performed.