Web-Based Framework for Parallel Distributed Test

In this paper we describe Web-based distributed system suitable for acceleration of fault simulation in digital circuits. Framework has three-tier client server concept. Java applets are used for user interfaces. Java servlet on master server supports communication, task partitioning, user tracking, data management, etc. HTTP protocol based solution is used, since it is well established and flexible in firewall- protected environments. Reuse of existing test tools by encapsulation into Java agents extends the lifecycle and value of these tools. Considerable fault simulation speedup was gained in experiments. Two types of fault set partitioning were tried: adjacent fault selection and random fault selection. The latter is able to ensure more equal execution times for subtasks and therefore contributes to overall shorter parallel simulation time.