System and method for controlling threshold testing within a network

摘要

A request to perform a throughput test from one or more testing clients is received. A state of a network is determined utilizing indicators received from portions of the network. The throughput test is authorized in response to the state of the network being acceptable for performing the throughput test. The throughput test is paused in response to a change in the state of the network indicative of a network state that is unacceptable for performing the throughput test.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for managing test traffic over a network comprising a first network portion operated by a first service provider and a second network portion operated by a second service provider, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server in the first network portion, a request to perform a throughput test from one or more testing clients in the second network portion; determining a state of the network utilizing indicators received from a plurality of portions of the network, the plurality of portions comprising the first network portion and the second network portion; authorizing the throughput test in response to the state of the network being acceptable for performing the throughput test; and in response to a change in the state of the network indicative of a network state that is unacceptable for performing the throughput test: pausing the throughput test until the state of the network is determined to be acceptable for performing the throughput test, and sending information from the server in the first network portion to the one or more testing clients in the second network portion, the information indicating a reason for pausing the throughput test.