Data parallel-fault simulation

Fault simulation is a compute-intensive problem. Parallel professing is one method to reduce simulation time. In this paper, we discuss a technique to partition the fault set for fault-parallel simulation on multiple processo rs. When applied statically, the technique can scale well for up to 32 proc essors. The fault-set partitioning technique is simple and can itself be pa rallelized, Existing uniprocessor algorithms, based on parallel-pattern sim ulation, can be used for multiprocessor simulation without modification, Th erefore, the techniques can be used effectively on a low-cost parallel reso urce such as a network of workstations.