Streaming Media Server Capacity Planning System

The patent applies preliminary action by performing capacity evaluation and analysis before deploying the media server configuration. The system evaluates workload characteristics, analyzes service parameters, and determines optimal configuration settings in advance, allowing providers to select configurations that ensure service availability without unnecessarily increasing system complexity and cost.

The patent applies parameter changes by systematically evaluating multiple configuration parameters (such as buffer sizes, thread counts, cache settings) and adjusting them to find the optimal balance point. The capacity evaluation tool analyzes how different parameter combinations affect both cost and service quality, enabling selection of configurations that maintain acceptable service quality during peak loads while minimizing system cost.

The patent applies self-service by implementing automatic evaluation and determination mechanisms that reduce manual configuration effort. The capacity evaluation tool automatically analyzes workload characteristics, checks compliance with service parameters, and determines optimal configuration settings without requiring extensive manual intervention, thereby maintaining service quality compliance while reducing configuration complexity.

The patent applies partial or excessive action by implementing a tiered evaluation approach. The system performs comprehensive capacity evaluation for configurations that are most likely to be optimal based on preliminary analysis, while using simplified evaluation methods for less promising configurations. This approach maintains sufficient evaluation accuracy to identify optimal configurations while significantly reducing the total evaluation time and computational resources required.