Matrix modeling of parallel data structures to facilitate data encoding and/or jittery signal generation

A method implementable in a computer system for generating a plurality of simulatable vectors, comprising:

• providing a plurality of bit streams in the computer system, each bit stream having a plurality of sequential bits with each bit having a magnitude, wherein each bit stream models an intended transmission through a channel in a parallel bus;
• applying an encoding algorithm in the computer system to modify at least some of the magnitudes in at least some of the bit streams, wherein the encoding algorithm improves reliability of the intended transmission of the bit streams through the channels in the parallel bus;
• and
• applying in the computer system noise to each of the bit streams to create simulatable vectors ready for simulation in a simulation module in the computer system.

A method implementable in a computer system for simulating the operation of a parallel bus, comprising:

• providing a matrix in the computer system, wherein each row of the matrix represents magnitudes of sequential bits for a given bit stream, and wherein each column represents parallel bits in the bit streams;
• applying an encoding algorithm in the computer system to modify at least some of the values in the matrix to form an encoded matrix;
• modifying each row of the encoded matrix to form a simulatable vector in the computer system, wherein modifying each row adds noise to each simulatable vector;
• and
• simulating in parallel the transmission of each of the simulatable vectors through their respective channels in the parallel bus.

A method implementable in a computer system for simulating the operation of a parallel bus, comprising:

• providing a plurality of bit streams in the computer system, each bit stream having a plurality of sequential bits with each bit having a magnitude;
• applying an encoding algorithm in the computer system to modify at least some of the magnitudes in at least some of the bit streams, wherein the encoding algorithm improves reliability of the intended transmission of the bit streams through the channels in the parallel bus;
• applying in the computer system noise to each of the bit streams to create simulatable vectors ready for simulation in a simulation module in the computer system;
• and
• simulating in parallel the transmission of each of the simulatable vectors through their respective channels in the parallel bus.