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Method and apparatus for network-level monitoring of queue-based messaging systems

  • US 7,127,507 B1
  • Filed: 09/27/2001
  • Issued: 10/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed computing environment, comprising:

  • (a) a server computer platform on which a server process application resides;

    (b) a plurality of client computer platforms coupled to said server computer platform, each one of said plurality of client computer platforms having a client process application residing thereon;

    (c) a queue-based messaging system for controlling the exchange of messages between said server process application and said plurality of client process applications, said queue-based messaging system comprising a messaging application residing at each one of said server computer platform and said plurality of client computer platforms, said messaging application residing at said server computer platform managing a plurality of queues, each one of said plurality of queues described by a plurality of attributes; and

    (d) a system for monitoring said queue-based messaging system, said monitoring system allowing a user to select at least two of said plurality of queues and four attributes selected from a group consisting of put, get, trigger and depth attributes, describing one or more of said plurality of queues and generating a display which simultaneously includes a current value for said selected attributes for each one of said selected queues described thereby.

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