System and method for measuring the roundtrip response time of network protocols utilizing a single agent on a non-origin node
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul Klein, Dannis Yang
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Abstract
A computer-based system and method for measuring the roundtrip response time of an original request on a network, utilizing a single response time monitor located on a non-origin node. The method starts the response time monitor on the non-origin node to detect a start time and end time of each component of the original request's roundtrip response time in order to calculate each component's duration. Later, the response time monitor calculates the roundtrip response time by adding together the duration of all components that have the same network address and port number as the original request.
Claims21
A method for measuring the roundtrip response time of an original request on a network, utilizing a single response time monitor located on a non-origin node, comprising:
- (a) starting the response time monitor on the non-origin node;
- and
- (b) using the response time monitor to detect a start time and end time of each component of the original request's roundtrip response time in order to calculate each said component's duration.
A system for measuring the roundtrip response time of an original request on a network, utilizing a single response time monitor located on a non-origin node, comprising the means for:
- (a) starting the response time monitor on the non-origin node;
- and
- (b) using the response time monitor to detect a start time and end time of each component of the original request's roundtrip response time in order to calculate each said component's duration.
A computer usable medium, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a method for measuring the roundtrip response time of an original request on a network, utilizing a single response time monitor located on a non-origin node, comprising:
- (a) starting the response time monitor on the non-origin node;
- and
- (b) using the response time monitor to detect a start time and end time of each component of the original request's roundtrip response time in order to calculate each said component's duration.
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