System load testing coordination over a network
First Claim
1. A method of load testing at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with at least one load test request which provides information for load testing at least one SUT, the method comprising:
- reviewing at least one load test request;
generating at least one load test corresponding to at least one load test request;
allocating the load test to a plurality of load cells;
sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test from the load cells to at least one SUT to collectively conduct the load test; and
receiving responses with the load cells to the load test data from the SUT.
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Abstract
A method and system using one or more load cells coordinates load testing of one or more sites under test over a network such as the Internet in accordance with one or more load test requests. In one embodiment, such method and system facilitates an economic, efficient, and accurate evaluation of the capacity of the SUTs to support concurrent users of the SUTs. A load test request is received from a User and provides information concerning a load test to be performed on a site under test (SUT). A load test is generated, and the load test is allocated to one or more load cells. The load cells perform the load test by sending load test data to the SUT and receiving responses from the SUT. Portions of a load test may be allocated to different load cells, which may be geographically remote from the SUT and/or geographically diverse. Multiple concurrent pending load tests may be processed for the same SUT. A load cell may concurrently perform all or a portion of multiple different load tests for multiple different SUT'"'"'s simultaneously. A reporting function generates a report based on the responses received from the SUT. The reporting function may in addition or alternatively allow the User to view real-time results during load test execution.
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81 Claims
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1. A method of load testing at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with at least one load test request which provides information for load testing at least one SUT, the method comprising:
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reviewing at least one load test request;
generating at least one load test corresponding to at least one load test request;
allocating the load test to a plurality of load cells;
sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test from the load cells to at least one SUT to collectively conduct the load test; and
receiving responses with the load cells to the load test data from the SUT. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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3. The method as in 1 wherein at least one of the number of the available load cells is geographically remote from the at least one SUT.
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13. A network system to load test at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with at least one load test request submitted by a user system, the system comprising:
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at least one computer having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor includes circuitry to receive a load test request from a user system to load test at least one SUT; and
program code stored by the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the program code comprises instructions for;
reviewing the request to load at least one SUT;
generating at least one load test based upon at least one load test request;
allocating the load test to a plurality of load cells;
sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test to at least one SUT from the load cells;
receiving responses to load test data from at least one SUT, wherein the load test data correlates with the load test; and
generating a load test report based on the received responses. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable medium having a computer program accessible therefrom, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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reviewing a request to load at least one site under test (SUT);
generating at least one load test based upon at least one load test request;
allocating the load test to a plurality of load cells;
sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test to at least one SUT from the load cells;
receiving responses to load test data from at least one SUT, wherein the load test data correlates with the load test; and
generating a load test report based on the received responses. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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means for reviewing at least one load test request, wherein the load test request includes information for load testing at least one site under test (SUT);
means for generating at least one load test based upon at least one load test request;
means for allocating the at least one load test to a plurality of load cells;
means for sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test from the load cells to at least one SUT to collectively conduct the load test; and
means for receiving responses with the load cells to the load test data from the SUT to the respective load test data.
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26. An apparatus for load testing at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with at least one load test request generated with a user data processing system, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of load cells capable of communicating with the at least one SUT;
a load test system capable of communicating with the load cells and the user data processing system, the load test system having a work allocator capable of (i) receiving the at least one load test request, (ii) querying the plurality of load cells to select a group of the load cells which is available to collectively process the at least one load test request, and (iii) selecting the group of load cells to allocate load test tasks to the select group of load cells to collectively process the at least one load test request.
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27. A method of load testing a plurality of sites under test (SUTs) in accordance with at least one load test request that provides information for load testing the plurality of SUTs the method comprising:
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reviewing at least one load test request;
generating at least one load test based on one load test request;
allocating at least one load test to at least one load cell;
sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test from the load cells to the SUTs to conduct the load test; and
receiving responses with at least one load cell to the load test data from the SUTs. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A network system to load test a plurality of sites under test (SUTs) in accordance with at least one load test request submitted by a user system, the system comprising:
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at least one computer having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor includes circuitry to receive a load test request from a user system to load test at least one SUT; and
program code stored by the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the program code comprises instructions for;
reviewing at least one load test request;
generating at least one load test based on one load test request;
allocating at least one load test to at least one load cell;
sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test from the load cells to the SUTs to conduct the load test;
receiving responses with at least one load cell to the load test data from the SUTs; and
generating at least one load test report based on the received responses. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-readable medium having a computer program accessible therefrom, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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reviewing at least one load test request;
generating at least one load test based on one load test request;
allocating at least one load test to at least one load cell;
sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test from the load cells to at least one of a plurality of sites under test (SUTs) to conduct the load test;
receiving responses with at least one load cell to the load test data from the SUTs; and
generating at least one load test report based on the received responses. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. An apparatus comprising:
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a means for reviewing at least one load test request;
a means for generating at least one load test based on one load test request;
a means for allocating at least one load test to at least one load cell;
a means for sending respective load test data in accordance with the load test from the load cells to at least one of a plurality of sites under test (SUTs) to conduct the load test;
a means for receiving responses with at least one load cell to the load test data from the SUTs; and
a means for generating at least one load test report based on the received responses. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for load testing a plurality of sites under test (SUTs) in accordance with at least one load test request generated with a user data processing system, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one load cell capable of communicating with the SUTs;
a load test system capable of communicating with the at least one load cell and the user data processing system, the load tests system having a work allocator capable of (i) receiving the load test request, (ii) querying the at least one load cell to select a group of the load cells which is available to collectively process the load test request, and (iii) selecting the group of load cells to allocate load test tasks to the select group of load cells to collectively process the load test request. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A method of load testing at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with a plurality of concurrently pending load test requests, wherein each of the load test requests provides respective information for load testing at least one SUT, the method comprising:
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reviewing the plurality of load test requests;
generating a plurality of load tests corresponding to respective one load test requests;
allocating the load tests to at least one load cell;
for each of the load tests, sending respective load test data in accordance with the respective load test from the load cells to at least one SUT; and
receiving responses with the load cells to the respective load test data from at least one SUT. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A network system to load test at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with a plurality of concurrently pending load test requests submitted by at least one user system, the system comprising:
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at least one computer having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor includes circuitry to receive a plurality of load test requests from at least one user system to load test at least one SUT; and
program code stored by the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the program code comprises instructions for;
reviewing the plurality of load test requests;
generating a plurality of load tests corresponding to respective one load test requests;
allocating the load tests to at least one load cell;
for each of the load tests, sending respective load test data in accordance with the respective load test from the load cells to at least one SUT; and
receiving responses with the load cells to the respective load test data from at least one SUT.
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52. The network system of 51 wherein the processor includes circuitry to receive a plurality of load test requests from a plurality of user systems to load test a plurality of SUTs.
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53. The network system of 51 wherein the processor includes circuitry to receive a plurality of load test requests from a plurality of user systems to load test at least one SUT.
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54. The network system of 51 wherein the at least one load cell further comprises:
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a load cell manager;
a load cell test executive; and
a data buffer coupled to the load cell manager and to the load cell test executive.
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55. A computer-readable medium having a computer program accessible therefrom, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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reviewing a plurality of load test requests;
generating a plurality of load tests corresponding to respective one load test requests;
allocating the load tests to at least one load cell;
for each of the load tests, sending respective load test data in accordance with the respective load test from the load cells to at least one site under test (SUI); and
receiving responses with the load cells to the respective load test data from at least one SUT. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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57. An apparatus comprising:
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a means for reviewing the plurality of load test requests;
a means for generating a plurality of load tests corresponding to respective one load test requests;
a means for allocating the load tests to at least one load cell;
a means sending, for each of the load tests, respective load test data in accordance with the respective load test from the load cells to at least one site under test (SUT); and
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a means for receiving responses with the load cells to the respective load test data from at least one SUT.
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58. An apparatus for load testing at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with a plurality of concurrently pending load test requests generated with a user data processing system, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of load cells capable of communicating with the SUT;
a load test system capable of communicating with the load cells and the user data processing system, the load test system having a work allocator capable of (i) receiving the plurality of load test requests, (ii) generating a plurality of load tests corresponding to respective one load test requests, (iii) allocating the load tests to at least one load cell, (iv) sending, for each of the load tests, respective load test data in accordance with the respective load test from the load cells to at least one SUT, and (v) receiving responses with the load cells to the respective load test data from at least one SUT.
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59. A system for load testing at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with at least one load test request provided by at least one user system, the apparatus comprising:
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a means for receiving communications from the at least one user system, where the means for receiving communications includes a security means for preventing a user system from causing load to be provided to the at least one SUT when the user system is not authorized to load the at least one SUT and also includes a Run Load Test web page;
a means for setting up an account corresponding to the user system, where the means for setting up an account includes a log-in page and also includes one or more Account Setup transaction pages;
a means for creating one or more simulated user scripts based upon input from the user system, the means for creating simulated user scripts including a capture interface and a probe interface, the means for creating simulated user scripts also including a means for saving the simulated user scripts in a memory;
a means for creating one or more scenarios, where the one or more scenarios include one or more of the simulated user scripts;
a means for creating one or more load tests based on the one or more scenarios;
a means for scheduling the one or more load tests for execution;
a means for executing the one or more scheduled load tests;
a means for receiving load test results based on the execution of the one or more scheduled load tests;
a means for processing the load test results to provide report data; and
a means for reporting the report data to the user system. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. An apparatus that performs at least one load test on at least one site under test (SUT) in accordance with at least one load test request submitted by a user system, the apparatus comprising:
at least one computer having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor includes circuitry to receive the load test request, the circuitry further including;
a capture subsystem, the capture subsystem being capable of generating at least one captured simulated user script;
a probe subsystem, the probe subsystem being capable of generating at least one random simulated user script;
a load test database that is capable of receiving the at least one captured simulated user script from the capture subsystem and that is also capable of receiving the at least one random simulated user script from the probe subsystem;
a setup subsystem that is configured to receive information from the user system and that is capable of receiving-the at least one captured simulated user script from the load test database and that is also capable of receiving the at least one random simulated user script from the load test database;
a FIFO load test request queue that is configured to receive the at least one load test request from the setup subsystem;
a load test system manager that receives the at least one load test request from the FIFO load test request queue and that is configured to send confirmation information corresponding to the at least one load test request to a scheduled/in process database;
a work allocator that is configured to receive the confirmation information from the scheduled/in process database and that is configured to allocate the load test to at least one load cell;
a data collection system that is configured to receive response data from the at least one load cell and to generate formatted data using the response data;
a load test results database that is configured to receive the formatted data from the data collection system; and
an internal web control site that is configured to manage at least one internal process that occurs within the circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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