In Internet Working delay in information transmission is termed latency. Latency delay is one of the major setbacks in the smooth functioning of networking systems in the Internet ecosystems. Though minor latency is tolerable and always prevalent in amateur networks the transmission delay problem could extremely bothersome and even cause a system failure.
Improving Network Latency
Networks are complex systems of interconnected routers, modems, software, O/S, other hardware, optical fibers, and wireless communication devices. It is necessary to optimize, change or repair these elements in the system to remove the delayed latency factor.
Some Solutions are:
Upgrade Network Infrastructure
Replace old devices with the latest hardware, software, or operating systems, and network configurations that are the latest. Timely maintenance has a positive impact on data packet processing time thus reducing latency.
Monitor Network Performance
Network monitoring and management mock API testing and end-user experience analysis. Thus, you can test network performance and this will inform the actual or real-time performance in the networked system. Networking Performance issues can help in troubleshooting performance issues.
Grouping Endpoints using Subnettinge
Subnets are parts of larger networks that often communicate with each other. In short, a subnet is a network within a network. This works to minimize unwanted router hops and improve network latency.
Use traffic-shaping methods
You can improve network latency by prioritizing data packets based on type. For example, you can make your network route high-priority applications like VoIP calls and data centre traffic first while delaying other types of traffic. This improves the acceptable latency for critical business processes on an otherwise high-latency network.
Reduce Network Distance between Elements
CDN is one way to host your systems on servers and databases geographically closer to your visitors. For instance, if your target point in India hosting the system in-house or a quality server in India.
Reduce Network Hops
Each hop is a data packet that is a data packet that moves from router to router increasing network latency. Usually, multiple hops are involved through the public internet that is congested and nonredundant network paths, these are a hindrance to reaching your destination.
One way to reduce high latency is to implement cloud solutions to run applications closer to the main traffic source. Using global networks like AWS Global Accelerator and CDN is one such solution. Using quality hosting services near greater traffic sources is another solution.