Patent ID: 7925748

Claim:
A method for managing system resources in a network environment, said method comprising: reading from a first log timestamp T i for i=1, 2, . . . , I, each said T i comprising a timestamp corresponding to a unique request to utilize said system resources, said I corresponding to the total number of timestamps residing in said first log, said index I being a positive integer having a value greater than 1; after said reading, calculating estimated response E i for i=1, 2, . . . , I, according to a function E i =max (T x |1<x<i); calculating actual response R i for i=1, 2, . . . , I, according to a function R i =E i −T i , wherein if said R i is equal to a negative number then R i is changed to being equal to 0; and storing actual response R i for I=1, 2, . . . , I, in a second log, said second log comprising both timestamp T i and actual response R i for i=1, 2, . . . , I.