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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Ao-jan Su, Long Island, NY (US);
Aleksandar Kuzmanovic, Evanston, IL (US);
Ao-Jan Su, Long Island, NY (US);
Aleksandar Kuzmanovic, Evanston, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
A system is provided that includes an artificial connection generator and a probe machine. The artificial connection generator is configured to establish one or more artificial connections with a server that at least partially hosts one or more services or applications for access by clients. The probe machine is configured to control a number of artificial connections with the server by the artificial connection generator. The probe machine also is configured to establish a probing connection with a server to determine a service time of the server that is indicative of a time period involved with execution by the server of one or more requests to the server. The probe machine is configured to derive a number of actual connections between the clients and the server based on changes in the service time of the server when the number of artificial connections with the server is varied.