The network is an interconnection of cables, devices, apps, modems, and routers. A network is configured as per the need, and its performance is determined by factors outside the networking elements. Here are some of them.
Apart from website configuration, scripting, coding, and Web Core Vitals some outside elements make an impact on data transmission speed.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth is measured in data units per second. It means how much data can pass through a network in a second. Hence bandwidth is a data volume that can pass through a given time. If the bandwidth is low then data flow through a network will be slow or simply blocked. Bandwidth is controlled by the server in the hosting mechanism. It has nothing to do with speed but rather is the amount of data that can pass an Internet connection at any given time.
Comparison of latency to bandwidth
Take an example of a water pipe the width indicates bandwidth while the speed of flow indicates latency.
Throughput
It is an average volume of data that can be transmitted through the network at a given moment. You can discover several data packets that are successfully transmitted and those that fail. Throughput measures the impact of latency that is available after data transmission.
Jitter
Jitter is an IP when there is a dissimilarity in packet flow as some travel faster, and impacts when there is a variation in time delay between data transmission, and its receipt over a network connection. A consistent delay is preferred over delay variations for a better user experience.
Comparison of latency to jitter
Jitter is the change in the latency of a network over time. Latency causes delays in data packets traveling over a network, but jitter is experienced when these network packets arrive in a different order than the user expects.
Packet loss
Packets that never reach their destinations.
Packet loss measures the number of data packets that never reach their destination. Factors like software bugs, hardware issues, and network congestion, cause dropped packets during data transmission.
Comparison of latency to packet loss
While packet loss is the failure of packets to reach their destination latency is the delay in packets reaching their destinations. Latency measures delay in milliseconds while packet loss is represented in percentage.
Network performance is essential for fast data transmission. Factors that hamper the passage of data should be rectified by the system administrators or a complete change in hosting infrastructure should take place. A slow website download means a high bounce rate which is not good for ranking.