Messaging Server Network Throughput

Network throughput is the amount of data at a given time that can travel through your network between your client application and server. When a networked server is unable to respond to a client request, the client typically retransmits the request a number of times. Each retransmission introduces additional system overhead and generates more network traffic.

You can reduce the number of retransmissions by improving data integrity, system performance, and network congestion:

• To avoid bottlenecks, ensure that the network infrastructure can handle the load.

• Partition your network. For example, use 100 Mbps Ethernet for client access and 1 GB Ethernet for the backbone.

• To ensure that sufficient capacity exists for future expansion, don’t use theoretical maximum values when configuring your network.

• Separate traffic flows on different network partitions to reduce collisions and to optimize bandwidth use.