Comparing UDP Source Origins

The UDP Source and UDP Multithreaded Source origins are very similar. The main differentiator is that the UDP Multithreaded Source can use multiple threads to process data within the pipeline.

The UDP Multithreaded Source has a processing queue that aids multithreaded processing. But use of this queue can slow processing under certain circumstances.

The following table describes some cases when you might want to use each origin:


Origin	Ideally Used When
UDP Multithreaded Source	Epoll support enables the use of multiple receiver threads to pass data to the pipeline. Complex pipeline requires longer processing time. or Lack of epoll support allows only a single receiver thread to pass data to the pipeline. High volumes of data.
UDP Source	Epoll support enables the use of multiple receiver threads to pass data to the pipeline. Relatively simple pipeline enables speedy Data Collector processing.