Measure the real-time operational velocity and capacity of a distributed ledger network by calculating Committed TPS and Network Utilization.
1. Committed TPS ($TPS_{C}$): Measures real effective throughput.
$$TPS_{C} = \frac{N_{Total} - N_{Invalid}}{T_{Obs}}$$
2. Gross TPS ($TPS_{G}$): Measures total network load.
$$TPS_{G} = \frac{N_{Total}}{T_{Obs}}$$
3. Theoretical Max TPS ($TPS_{Max}$): Design capacity (Optional).
$$TPS_{Max} = \frac{N_{Max}}{T_{B}}$$
4. Network Utilization ($U_{Net}$):
$$U_{Net} = \left( \frac{TPS_{C}}{TPS_{Max}} \right) \times 100$$
Scenario: You observe a network for 60 seconds. It processes 6,000 total transactions, but 300 fail.
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Gross TPS counts every transaction attempt, including those that fail or are rejected. Committed TPS counts only the transactions that are successfully finalized and written to the ledger. Committed TPS is the true measure of a network's useful output.
Blockchains operate in pulses (blocks). Measuring TPS over a single second is inaccurate due to variance in block arrival times. Averaging over a longer Observation Time ($T_{Obs}$), such as 60 seconds or an hour, provides a statistically reliable productivity metric.
Network Utilization is the percentage of the network's theoretical capacity currently being used. We calculate the maximum possible throughput based on block size and block time ($TPS_{Max}$), and then divide the actual Committed TPS by this number.
Yes, while optimized for blockchain terms like "Block Time," the underlying logic applies to any transactional system. You can treat "Block Time" as "Batch Processing Time" and "Max Transactions" as "Batch Capacity" to measure database or API throughput.