1.2 Functions of PFM - Agent for Service Response

PFM - Agent for Service Response is a program for measuring the performance of Internet services, such as their response times and data transfer throughputs. PFM - Agent for Service Response supports the following three types of measurements for Internet services:

PFM - Agent for Service Response enables you to define and measure an IE scenario, a series of tasks consisting of multiple sets of operations in Internet Explorer. It enables you to define and measure a Web transaction, a series of tasks consisting of multiple sets of an HTTP(S) request and a response.

For details about the difference between measurement of IE scenarios and measurement of Web transactions, see J. Difference Between Measurement of IE Scenarios and Measurement of Web Transactions.

Each type is described below in terms of the mechanism of service measurement, the measurement items, and the measurement conditions.

Organization of this section
1.2.1 Measurement of Internet services
1.2.2 Measurement of IE scenarios
1.2.3 Measurement of Web transactions
1.2.4 Measurement of user-defined services