Patent ID: 7930395

Claim:
A method for managing system resources in a network environment, said method comprising: reading from a first log both timestamp T i and actual response R i for i=1, 2, . . . , I, said T i comprising a timestamp corresponding to a request to utilize said system resources, said R i comprising a length of time necessary for said system to respond to said request, said R i being expressed in dimensionless units, said I corresponding to the total number of both said timestamps and said actual responses residing in said first log, said I being a positive integer having a value greater than 1; and for each combination of both timestamp T i and actual response R i for i=1, 2, . . . , I, where R i does not equal zero: calculating a number active threads AT(T i +j) in said system at time T i +j for j=0, 1, . . . , R 1 −1, according to a function AT(T i +j)=AT(T i +j)+1, said AT(T i +j) comprising the total number of threads active at time T i +j; and storing AT(T i +j) for j=0, 1, . . . , R i −1, in a second log, said second log comprising both timestamp T i +j and AT(T i +j).