Patent ID: 6317705
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for reporting performance characteristics of a computer system under test, said performance characteristic measured by a remote terminal emulator, said remote terminal emulator configured to emulate use of said computer system under test, the method comprising:executing send instructions, wherein said send instructions are configured to replicate manual generation and transmission of command signals by a simulated user of the computer system under test;measuring a user think time during emulation of use of said computer system under test;measuring a send time during said emulation of use of said computer system under test;executing receive instructions, wherein said receive instructions specify a pattern to be matched, and wherein said receive instructions are configured to indicate the amount of time elapsed for the computer system under test to respond to a most recent send instruction;measuring a receive time during said emulation of use of said computer system under test;calculating an application processing time, wherein said application processing time is an indication of the influence of said remote terminal emulator on said computer system under test, and wherein emulation of the use of said computer system under test is suspended during said calculating application processing time; andreporting said application processing time to a user of said remote terminal emulator.