Patent ID: 10120596

Abstract:
A computing device includes an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed storage network (DSN), a memory that stores operational instructions, and a processing module operably coupled to the interface and to the memory such that the processing module, when operable within the computing device based on the operational instructions, is configured to perform various operations. For example, the computing device determines storage unit (SU)-based write transfer rates and/or a DSN-based write transfer rate for a write request of encoded data slices (EDSs) to the SUs within the DSN. Then, the computing device processes the SU-based write transfer rates and/or DSN-based write transfer rate to determine characteristics of the various SUs as well as operation of the DSN. The computing device then selectively modifies parameters (e.g., write request time interval) and/or issues additional write request(s) for some or all of the EDSs based on such characteristics.