Bandwidth, Latency & Compression

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  • Created by: stonkin12
  • Created on: 12-02-21 15:03

Factors Affecting Bandwidth & Latency

Bandwidth: Measure of the data carrying capacity of a network connection

Latency: The 'delay' experienced

Ping: The performance of a connection

A lower ping time is best as high ping times increase latency on the network

Bandwidth will impact on the speed at which data is transmitted and other actions that include downloading or streaming of videos actions can be performed

Reasons for Variation in Bandwidth

- Time of Day

- Distance to the nearest telecommunications exchange

- Volume of data being transmitted overloading the network

- Hardwiring is usually faster than wireless

These factors can also increase the latency of the system or connection

Implication of Bandwidth & Latency on the use of Performance of an IT System

- If a business relies on international communications then they can transmit a large amount of data at a particular time as there will be a greater bandwidth available due to the daily peaks and troughts of international data links

- A system with high katency could cost…

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