Method and system to monitor parameters of a data flow path in a communication system
View Patent ↗A system and method of monitoring a dataflow path in a multilevel client server environment. A proxy is introduced into the dataflow path between a communication process on the client and the server. The proxy acts as a conduit in the data path and monitors the performance parameters of the dataflow. These parameters may then be visualized or used to adjust backend resources.
1. A system comprising:
a client including a communication process, a proxy to reside in a data flow path between the communication process and a server, the proxy to monitor performance parameters from the data flow path, and a controller to instantiate the proxy and obtain the performance parameters;
at least one server to conduct transactions with the communication process; and
a database coupled to the server to persistently store data from the controller.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a graphical user interface to display a subset of the performance parameters.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the GUI comprises:
a selection pane to permit a user to select the subset of parameters.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the client further comprises:
an operating system including at least on performance counter, and wherein the controller is to query the performance counter for an additional performance parameter.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the database persistently retains a configuration of the proxy.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the communication process comprises:
a browser process.
7. The system of claim 5 wherein the server comprises:
a recovery process to reinitiate the proxy and the controller in the event of client restart.