FLEXIBLY DEPLOYABLE NETWORK ANALYZER

摘要

Computing a protocol complexity indicator (PCI) for a communication protocol of interest in a networked computer system that processes network traffic of multiple protocols. The PCI provides an indication of predicted bandwidth usage by traffic of the protocol of interest. The PCI is used together with a throughput limit to establish a threshold amount for traffic of the protocol of interest. The PCI may then be used, for instance, to determine when to spawn a new instance of a network traffic-processing component for that protocol to maintain processing throughput at an acceptable level.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a throughput limit for a network traffic component set of a networked computer system, the network traffic component set processing traffic of a plurality of communication protocols including a first communication protocol; constructing a protocol complexity indicator for traffic of the first communication protocol, the protocol complexity indicator corresponding to a predicted bandwidth usage by traffic of the first communication protocol; and establishing a first threshold amount for traffic of the first communication protocol based on the protocol complexity indicator and the received throughput limit.