This mbean defines the response time goal for this request class. Response time goals can be used to differentiate request classes. We do not try to meet a response time goal for an individual request. Rather we compute a tolerable waiting time for a request class by subtracting the observed average thread use time. Then we schedule requests so that the average wait for each request class is in proportion to their tolerable waiting time. For example, consider we only have two request classes, A and B, with response time goals 2000ms and 5000ms, respectively, where the time an individual request uses a thread is much smaller. During a period in which both request classes are sufficiently requested, say, zero think time and more clients than threads, we schedule to keep the average response time in the ratio 2:5 so that it is a common fraction or multiple of the stated goal. Deprecation of MBeanHome and Type-Safe Interfaces This is a type-safe interface for a WebLogic Server MBean, which you can import into your client classes and access through weblogic.management.MBeanHome. As of 9.0, the MBeanHome interface and all type-safe interfaces for WebLogic Server MBeans are deprecated. Instead, client classes that interact with WebLogic Server MBeans should use standard JMX design patterns in which clients use the javax.management.MBeanServerConnection interface to discover MBeans, attributes, and attribute types at runtime. For more information, see 'Developing Manageable Applications with JMX' on http://edocs.bea.com.