In future high performance digital systems both electrical and optical communication networks are to perform high speed digital functions. Accurate assessment of the performance parameters of these technologies for high speed digital applications has substantial economic implications and, in turn, places requirements for both the development of modeling and simulation tools as well as for the integration of such techniques and tools for the analysis of high performance systems of high complexity. Fot this purpose, several approaches to the solution of a number of classes of problems are implemented and evaluated. The dispersive properties of heterogeneous electrical propagating channels are determined on the basis of full-wave vector solutions which have been experimentally validated to approximately 230 GHz. A generalized coupled mode theory approach is implemented for analyzing the dispersive phenomena in dielectrically inhomogeneous electrically coupled networks as well as for simulating optical signal degradation effects in imperfect optical waveguides. Precision modeling of dispersive, damping and mode coupling effects in electrical channels are illustrated and compared to degradation effects in optical waveguides by accurate simulation of digital waveform propagati()fl. Discussion of methods and results is presented. Technological advantages and disadvantages of these interconnecting methods are evaluated and discussed on the basis of predicted signal integrity and are illustrated with specific examples.