Monitoring performance and operation of data exchanges

• US 8,489,737 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2012
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baumback, Mark S., Bettis, David William, Jenkins, Jonathan A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Jungwon
• Application Number:
  US13/372,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20120166634A1
• Time in Patent Office: 518 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/246, 709/217, 707/103.R
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/101 based on network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1012 based on compliance of requirements or conditions with available server resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1023 based on a hash applied to IP addresses or costs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring the performance associated with fulfilling resource requests are provided. One or more client computing devices obtain an original resource request and associate a record identifier with the original resource request. The one or more client computing devices also determine performance data associated with processing each embedded resource request included in a response to the original resource request. Each embedded resource request is associated with a component record identifier that is associated with, but different from, the record identifier of the original resource request. The one or more client computing devices can then transmit the determined performance data with the record identifier to another processing device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, at a client computing device, an original resource request for an original resource, wherein the original resource request includes an original resource identifier;

associating a record identifier with the original resource request;

determining, at the client computing device, performance data associated with processing each embedded resource request included in a response to the original resource request, wherein each embedded resource request is associated with a component record identifier and wherein each component record identifier is associated with, but different from, the record identifier of the original resource request; and

transmitting, from the client computing device to a different processing device, the determined performance data with the record identifier,

wherein obtaining the original resource request at the client computing device comprises receiving, at the client computing device from the different processing device, an instruction for the client computing device to request the original resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein associating a record identifier with the original resource request comprises generating a record identifier for the original resource request.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance data associated with processing each embedded resource request includes timing information regarding fulfillment of the corresponding embedded resource request at the client computing device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein fulfillment corresponds to rendering the corresponding embedded resource at the client computing device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance data associated with processing each embedded resource request includes timing information regarding initiation of each embedded resource request.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting, by the client computing device, a request for the original resource identified by the different processing device.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising obtaining a notice requesting commencement of monitoring the original resource request.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising obtaining a notice identifying completion of rendering the original resource request.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the record identifier is associated with events pertaining to the processing of the original resource request during a time between the commencement notice and the completion notice.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the performance data includes information regarding the events and wherein the events include timing of receipt of a first byte of data associated with each embedded resource request associated with the original resource request.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the performance data includes information regarding the events and wherein the events include timing information associated with rendering one or more of the embedded resources associated with the original resource request.

12. A system comprising:

one or more client computing devices including at least one hardware component, the one or more client computing devices operative to;

obtain an original resource request for an original resource, wherein the original resource request includes an original resource identifier;

associate a record identifier with the original resource request;

determine performance data associated with processing each embedded resource request included in a response to the original resource request, wherein each embedded resource request is associated with a component record identifier and wherein each component record identifier is associated with, but different from, the record identifier of the original resource request; and

transmit, to a different processing device, the determined performance data with the record identifier,

wherein obtaining the original resource request comprises receiving, from the different processing device, an instruction for the client computing device to request the original resource.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein associating a record identifier with the original resource request comprises generating a record identifier for the original resource request.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the performance data associated with processing each embedded resource request includes timing information regarding initiation of each embedded resource request.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more client computing devices is further operable to transmit a request for the original resource identified by the different processing device.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein at least one of the one or more client computing devices is further operable to obtain a notice requesting commencement of monitoring the original resource request.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one of the one or more client computing devices is further operable to obtain a notice identifying completion of rendering the original resource request.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the record identifier is associated with events pertaining to the processing of the original resource request during a time between the commencement notice and the completion notice.