Patent ID: 6526371
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method for measuring a round trip response time for a transaction performed by a computer in a network environment, comprising the steps of:(a) starting a first software timer when a transaction is initiated at a browser of the computer, generating a first start time therein; (b) sending the transaction to a server in the network environment; (c) servicing the transaction, wherein the servicing comprises: (i) starting a second software timer at the server when the transaction is received at the server, generating a second start time therein; (ii) routing the transaction from the server to an application server; (iii) processing the transaction at the application server; (iv) returning a result of the transaction to the server; (v) stopping the second software timer when the results of the transaction are received at the server, generating a second stop time therein; and (vi) subtracting the second start time from the second stop tune to determine an application response time of the application server; (d) receiving a response from the server at the browser; (e) stopping the first software timer when the response is received at the browser, generating a first stop time therein; and (f) subtracting the first start time from the first stop time to calculate a round trip response time.