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What is network latency?

Learn what network latency is in this expert response.

Amy Kucharik

TechTarget
Published: 11 Apr 2007

What is network latency?

In a nutshell, network latency is the delay time for a packet to get from one point in the network to another.

You might find this chapter on Network latency effects on application performance helpful.

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