Multi-Dimensional Score for Network Equipment Benchmarking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Data center managers face challenges in evaluating the performance of network equipment from different vendors due to varying test results for metrics like latency, jitter, and throughput, which lack characterization of overall performance and are sensitive to test setup conditions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for generating a multi-dimensional score that combines individual test results from different performance parameters, such as jitter, latency, and throughput, to provide a composite performance index for data center or network devices, allowing for apples-to-apples comparison across vendors and test setups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple individual performance tests are conducted to evaluate network equipment, then detailed performance metrics are obtained, but the overall performance characterization remains insufficient and results vary with test setup conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual performance test results (latency, jitter, throughput) into a single composite performance score. This merging process integrates separate measurements into one unified metric that characterizes overall device performance, eliminating the need to separately evaluate multiple metrics and their relative importances.
Solution Approach 2:
The composite performance score acts as an intermediary that translates complex multi-dimensional test results into a single comparable value. This intermediary metric bridges the gap between detailed individual measurements and overall performance characterization, enabling straightforward vendor comparisons without requiring deep expertise in interpreting multiple separate metrics.
2Reliability
If separate performance metrics are tested individually, then specific performance parameters are measured, but the ability to compare overall performance across different vendors is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple performance metrics into a single composite score that enables direct comparison between devices from different vendors. This combination maintains the reliability of individual measurements while providing a unified basis for vendor comparison and device selection.
3Measurement precision
If multiple standardized tests are performed for the same parameter, then comprehensive performance data is collected, but the difficulty in characterizing relative importance of different tests increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines results from multiple standardized tests measuring the same parameter into a single composite metric. This merging eliminates the need to separately evaluate and weight different standardized test results, as the composite score inherently integrates all test outcomes into one comparable value.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for benchmark reference testing of data center or network equipment are disclosed. One method includes, using a network or data center test device, executing a plurality of performance tests to test a plurality of different performance parameters of a network or data center device under test. The method further includes obtaining individual test results for each of the different performance parameters. The method further includes generating a multi-dimensional score that combines the individual test results from the different performance parameters to indicate a composite performance of the data center or network device. The method further includes outputting the multi-dimensional score to a user.