Abstract: A thread executed by a server to service events received into a deferred event buffer through connections to client sockets on client terminals, acquires a buffer lock responsive to the buffer lock not being acquired by another thread, and increments a buffer iteration counter. The thread identifies buffer entry N as a next candidate entry, and determines if two preconditions are satisfied: 1) a connection lock of a connection X context structure associated with the buffer entry N is not acquired by another thread; and 2) a connection iteration counter of the connection X context is less than the buffer iteration counter. Responsive to both preconditions being satisfied, the thread acquires a connection lock of the connection X context structure, removes the buffer entry N, and releases the buffer lock. The connection lock is released responsive to completing execution of a callback function performing the buffer entry N.

Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes monitoring, at a network traffic analyzer, service requests transmitted to a network server, and service responses to the service requests transmitted by the network server, measuring an average latency associated with the service requests, a throughput rate associated with service responses, and a concurrency of service requests being handled by the network server, determining that a target concurrency of the service requests has been exceeded by a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the target concurrency of the service requests has been exceeded by the predetermined threshold, selectively intercepting a subsequent service request transmitted to the network server.