High speed logging system
A method of storing log entries of events from a plurality of network elements in a communication network, comprising the steps of: a) receiving log entries at a control processor of events from a plurality of different elements positioned, the log entries grouped into threads based on a common purpose; b) converting each log entry into a compact log record in a logging module, and c) storing the compact log records in a first memory buffer in random access memory (RAM) forming a first log file.
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a device, that a buffer is full;
queueing, by the device, the buffer to a particular thread based on determining that the buffer is full;
determining, by the device, that one or more processing cycles are not needed by another thread that has a higher priority than the particular thread; and
transferring, by the device and by using the particular thread, log records from the buffer to a file based on determining that the one or more processing cycles are not needed by the other thread.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the log records in the buffer before determining that the buffer is full.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving information regarding events from a plurality of network elements; and
converting the information regarding the events into the log records.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
allocating a different buffer for one or more additional log records based on determining that the buffer is full.
5. The method of claim 1 , where the log records include information regarding a message sent to or from a probe.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
associating the buffer with a free pool after transferring the log records from the buffer to the file.
7. The method of claim 1 ,
where the buffer is random-access memory, and
where the file is a hard drive file.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, for display, a color-coded visualization of the particular thread and the other thread over time.
9. A system comprising:
a device to:
determine that a buffer is full;
queue the buffer to a particular thread based on determining that the buffer is full;
determine that one or more processing cycles are not needed by another thread that has a higher priority than the particular thread; and
transfer, by using the particular thread, log records from the buffer to a file based on determining that the one or more processing cycles are not needed by the other thread.
10. The system of claim 9 , where the device is further to:
store the log records in the buffer before determining that the buffer is full.
11. The system of claim 9 , where the device is further to:
receive information regarding events from a plurality of network elements; and
convert the information regarding the events into the log records.
12. The system of claim 9 , where the device is further to:
allocate a different buffer for one or more additional log records based on determining that the buffer is full.
13. The system of claim 9 , where the log records include information regarding a message sent to a probe.
14. The system of claim 9 , where the device is further to:
associate the buffer with a free pool after transferring the log records from the buffer to the file.
15. The system of claim 9 ,
where the buffer is random-access memory, and
where the file is a hard drive file.
16. A device comprising:
a processor to:
queue a buffer to a particular thread based on the buffer being full;
determine that one or more processing cycles are not needed by another thread that has a higher priority than the particular thread; and
transfer, by using the particular thread, log records from the buffer to a file based on determining that the one or more processing cycles are not needed by the other thread.
17. The device of claim 16 , where the processor is further to:
convert information regarding events into the log records; and
store the log records in the buffer.
18. The device of claim 16 , where the processor is further to:
receive, from a plurality of network elements, information that is included in the log records.
19. The device of claim 16 , where the processor is further to:
allocate a different buffer for one or more additional log records based on the buffer being full.
20. The device of claim 16 , where the processor is further to:
associate the buffer with a free pool after transferring the log records from the buffer to the file.