
100 Networking
P0937663 02.0
• Serialization delay: The serialization delay is the time it takes to transmit the voice packet one
bit at a time over a WAN link. The serialization delay depends on the voice packet size and the
link bandwidth, and is the result of the following formula:
• Queuing delay: The queuing delay is the time it takes for a packet to wait in the transmission
queue of the link before it is serialized. On a link where packets are processed in a first come
first served order, the average queuing time is in milliseconds and is the result of the following
formula:
The average size of intranet packets carried over WAN links generally is between 250 and 500
bytes. Queueing delays can be important for links with bandwidth under 512 kbit/s, while with
higher speed links they can allow higher utilization levels.
• Routing and hop count: Each site pair takes different routes over the intranet. The route taken
determines the number and type of delay components that add to end-to-end delay. Sound
routing in the network depends on correct network design.
Reduce link delay
In this and the next few sections, the guidelines examine different ways of reducing one-way delay
and packet loss in the network.
The time taken for a voice packet to queue on the transmission buffer of a link until it is received at
the next hop router is the link delay. Methods to reduce link delays are:
• Upgrade link capacity to reduce the serialization delay of the packet. This also reduces the
utilization of the link, reducing the queueing delay. Before upgrading a link, check both
routers connected to the link for the upgrade and ensure correct router configuration
guidelines.
• Change the link from satellite to terrestrial to reduce the link delay by approximately 100 to
300 ms.
• Put into operation a priority queueing rule.
• Identify the links with the highest use and the slowest traffic. Estimate the link delay of these
links using Traceroute. Contact your service provider for help with improving your QoS.
Reducing hop count
To reduce end-to-end delay reduce hop count, especially on hops that move across WAN links.
Some of the ways to reduce hop count include:
serialization delay in ms 8
IP packet size in bytes
link bandwidth in kbit/s
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queuing time in ms 8
average IP packet size in bytes
lp–()link bandwidth in kbit/s()
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