Impacts of Latency on Throughput of a Corporate Computer Network

This paper addressed the impacts of latency on good throughputs of a computer network. The networks latency contributed largely on the performance of Covenant University network. Experiment using the University network were carried out with the channel capacity, the file sizes with the distance varies to suit the performed experiment. The Mathlab/Simulink and Netcracker Professional systems were used to simulate the model network, throughput and latency. The results from simulated hypothetical corporate computer network were validated and compared to those obtained from some websites traffic, which indicated the impact of latency on good throughput of a corporate computer network decreases the efficiency of data exchange with increase in the number of users. Thus, poor data exchange in a network with constant and good throughput was better resolved through detailed knowledge of the latency.