Systems and methods for calculating a latency of a transaction processing system

A computer system comprising:

• a computer processor configured to:
• generate a plurality of latency tables based upon characteristics and processing times of at least a subset of a first plurality of messages, each having been previously processed by a transaction processing system comprising a serial arrangement of a plurality of stages, each of which comprises a queue coupled with an input of a transaction component and asynchronously processes inputs from the input queues, wherein each of the first plurality of messages is characterized by a characteristic and a calculated processing time of the message with respect to each of the plurality of stages, and store the plurality of latency tables in a memory coupled with the computer processor, wherein each of the latency tables comprises data uniquely indicative of processing times of messages having a particular characteristic;
• receive, subsequent to the storage of the plurality of latency tables, a second plurality of messages not yet processed by the transaction processing system, each of which is characterized by a characteristic;
• adapt, dynamically, a prediction of latency of the transaction processing system via:
• selection, for each of the second plurality of messages and based upon the characteristic thereof, a latency table from the stored plurality of latency tables;
• simulation of a processing time for each of the second plurality of messages based upon the selected latency table;
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• generation of a latency prediction for the transaction processing system for the second plurality of messages based upon the simulated processing times for each of the second plurality of messages;
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• transmit the generated latency prediction to the corresponding participant of the plurality of participants via a network coupled with the processor so that each participant of the plurality of participants may accurately estimate when a message subsequently sent to the transaction processing system will be processed thereby.

A computer system comprising:

• means for generating a plurality of latency tables based upon characteristics and processing times of at least a subset of a first plurality of messages, each having been previously processed by a transaction processing system comprising a serial arrangement of a plurality of stages, each of which comprises a queue coupled with an input of a transaction component and asynchronously processes inputs from the input queues, wherein each of the first plurality of messages is characterized by a characteristic and a calculated processing time of the message with respect to each of the plurality of stages, and storing the plurality of latency tables in a memory, wherein each of the latency tables comprises data uniquely indicative of processing times of messages having a particular characteristic;
• means for receiving, subsequent to the storing of the plurality of latency tables, a second plurality of messages not yet processed by the transaction processing system, each of which is characterized by a characteristic;
• means for adapting, dynamically, a prediction of latency of the transaction processing system by:
• selecting, for each of the second plurality of messages and based upon the characteristic thereof, a latency table from the stored plurality of latency tables;
• simulating a processing time for each of the second plurality of messages based upon the selected latency table;
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• generating a latency prediction for the transaction processing system for the second plurality of messages based upon the simulated processing times for each of the second plurality of messages;
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• means for transmitting the generated latency prediction to the corresponding participant of the plurality of participants via a network coupled with the processor so that each participant of the plurality of participants may accurately estimate when a message subsequently sent to the transaction processing system will be processed thereby.