# Bottleneck Awareness

> The ability to recognize which component limits a system's overall throughput.

Record: `lexicon:bottleneck-awareness`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-bottleneck-awareness

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Arrival and Service Rates](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/arrival-and-service-rates.md) and before [Bottleneck Evidence](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/bottleneck-evidence.md).

## Category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## Required by

- [Scalability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/scalability.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)