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Network Latency
Network latency is the time for data to travel between source and destination, measured in milliseconds.
Definition
Network latency is the time it takes for a data packet to travel from its source to its destination, measured in milliseconds (ms). For cloud and AI workloads, latency is critical: (1) Real-time AI inference requires <50ms, (2) Distributed training requires <1ms between GPUs (RDMA), (3) User-facing APIs should be <100ms. Harch Corp's Morocco datacenters offer <20ms latency to Europe (via submarine cables), <30ms to West Africa, and <5ms RTT within Morocco — ideal for serving both European and African AI workloads.
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Related Terms
Edge Datacenter
An edge datacenter is a smaller facility located close to end-users for low-latency applications.
Datacenter
A datacenter is a facility housing computer systems and networking infrastructure for computing and storage.
AI Inference
AI inference is the process of using a trained model to make predictions on new data.