DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AND CONTROLLING THE SAME

摘要

A distributed computing environment can include a network that is used for management traffic and content traffic. In one embodiment, a portion of connections or bandwidth may be reserved for management traffic, so that a component causing a broadcast storm or otherwise malfunctioning can be accessed by a management execution component. In another embodiment, network traffic may be classified as management traffic or content traffic. Management traffic can be treated with more importance than the content traffic and be assigned control settings accordingly. In a further embodiment, different applications, transaction types, or any combination thereof can be assigned different levels of importance to better meet business objectives of an entity using the distributed computing environment. A more important application or transaction type can be assigned control settings to allow its streams or flows to be transmitted more quickly and successfully compared to a lesser important application or transaction type.