Distributed Tracing

  1. Core Concepts of Distributed Tracing
    1. What Is Distributed Tracing
      1. Definition and Purpose
        1. Request Journey Tracking
          1. Performance and Debugging Benefits
            1. Relationship to Other Observability Signals
            2. Fundamental Data Model
              1. Trace
                1. Trace Identifier
                  1. Trace Boundaries
                    1. Trace Completeness
                    2. Span
                      1. Definition and Purpose
                        1. Span Identifier
                          1. Parent-Child Relationships
                            1. Span Hierarchy
                            2. Operation Representation
                              1. Operation Names
                                1. Operation Types
                                  1. Service Boundaries
                                2. Span Anatomy
                                  1. Core Span Properties
                                    1. Span ID
                                      1. Trace ID
                                        1. Parent Span ID
                                          1. Operation Name
                                            1. Service Name
                                            2. Temporal Information
                                              1. Start Timestamp
                                                1. End Timestamp
                                                  1. Duration Calculation
                                                  2. Span Attributes
                                                    1. Key-Value Pairs
                                                      1. Semantic Conventions
                                                        1. Custom Attributes
                                                          1. Attribute Types
                                                          2. Span Events
                                                            1. Event Definition
                                                              1. Event Timestamps
                                                                1. Event Attributes
                                                                  1. Common Event Types
                                                                  2. Span Status
                                                                    1. Status Codes
                                                                      1. Error Information
                                                                        1. Status Propagation
                                                                      2. Trace Structure
                                                                        1. Tree Structure
                                                                          1. Directed Acyclic Graph
                                                                            1. Span Relationships
                                                                              1. Critical Path Identification

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