ServiceThrottle Class (System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher)

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ServiceThrottle Class

Controls the throughput of a service to optimize availability and performance.

Namespace: System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public NotInheritable Class ServiceThrottle

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ServiceThrottle

public sealed class ServiceThrottle

Visual C++

public ref class ServiceThrottle sealed

JScript

public final class ServiceThrottle

Remarks

Use the ServiceThrottle to tune the performance characteristics of a service. The easiest way to configure the ServiceThrottle for a service is to use the ServiceThrottlingBehavior, especially from an application configuration file.

The MaxConcurrentCalls property specifies the maximum number of messages actively processing across all the dispatcher objects in a ServiceHost object.

The MaxConcurrentInstances property specifies the maximum number of InstanceContext objects in the service.

The MaxConcurrentSessions property specifies the maximum number of sessions a ServiceHost can accept.

Note:
A trace is written when the first call, InstanceContext, or session is queued on the waitlist. The first trace is written as a warning.

Examples

The following code example shows the typical use of the ServiceThrottle by referencing the ServiceThrottlingBehavior in an application configuration file. In this case, the values that are specified establish, at most, one message processing at one time from one connection to one InstanceContext. Real-world usage must be determined through experience.

xml

<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <!-- use appSetting to configure base address provided by host -->
    <add key="baseAddress" value="http://localhost:8080/ServiceMetadata" />
  </appSettings>
  <system.serviceModel>
    <services>
      <service 
        name="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation.SampleService"
        behaviorConfiguration="Throttled" >
        <host>
          <baseAddresses>
            <add baseAddress="http://localhost:8080/SampleService"/>
          </baseAddresses>
        </host>
        <endpoint
          address=""
          binding="wsHttpBinding"
          contract="Microsoft.WCF.Documentation.ISampleService"
         />
        <endpoint
          address="mex"
          binding="mexHttpBinding"
          contract="IMetadataExchange"
         />
      </service>
    </services>
    <behaviors>
      <serviceBehaviors>
        <behavior  name="Throttled">
          <serviceThrottling 
            maxConcurrentCalls="1" 
            maxConcurrentSessions="1" 
            maxConcurrentInstances="1"
          />
          <serviceMetadata 
            httpGetEnabled="true" 
            httpGetUrl=""
          />
        </behavior>
      </serviceBehaviors>
    </behaviors>
  </system.serviceModel>
</configuration>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher..::.ServiceThrottle

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0

Reference

ServiceThrottle Members

System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher Namespace